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Ans: Hi Sunil,

You are getting 26k from annuity policy. Additional monthly expenses can easily be covered using your existing PF of 2.5 crores.
Can go with the below options:
1. SCSS - 30 lakhs (jointly with spouse). 8.2% interest with quarterly payout.
2. FD - 50 lakhs. Emergency net.
3. Mix of hybrid and debt mutual funds using bucket strategy for remaining 1.5 crores. Can do a monthyl SWP. This approach is tax efficient, preserves capital and grow that without any risk.
4. Keep 20 lakhs in equity mutual funds for your kid's higher education. This amount will grow substantially when he turns 18 and will take care of the expenses.

Do work with a professional to work out on this strategy.
Hence consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

Best option for you is to open a Senior Citizen Saving Scheme (SCSS) account with 10 lakhs. This will give interest of 8.2% pa payable quarterly. Time duration - 5 years lockin with 3 year extension.
Make an RD of the quarterly interest payout.

Let me know if you need more help.

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Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

You have done great by accumulating so much at your age. This is commendable.
you want to retire after 16 years at the age of 58. Let us go through your financials in detail:
- Monthly contributions in PPF, EPF and NPS - 35k - good, continue it. This entire amount is going into debt instruments and will be helpful to cover your expenses immediately after retirement.
- Current HL outstanding - 1.25 cr at 7.1% - this is quite cheap. Do not rush into prepaying the loan. Take 10 years time and pay it slowly. Rather focus on increasing contributions towards MF as that will build your long term wealth.
- 33 lakhs MF corpus with 52k SIP at 15% annual stepup. This will generate 9 crores corpus when you turn 58 (more than your target). Stay focussed and make sure that you have chosen right funds wrt your goals. Investing on random tips and only direct index funds is not sufficient.
- Term cover - 50 lakhs - can be increased to 1cr.
- Health - take a super top up of 50 lakhs considering high medical costs and your increasing age.

Overall things are going good. You just need to maintain the discipline. You can also consider consulting a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Ashraf,

Both are equally good. Can invest 30% in gold etf and 70% in mutual funds. But make sure investments do not depend upon only better part. Invest wrt your individual profile. Work with a professional and focus on wealth building.

Can consider consulting a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

Congratulations on your early retirement. It is really good that you'll do freelance work for next 10 years to cover your monthly expenses of 60,000 rupees.
- If you will continue the SIP of 40k for upcoming 10 years, your total mutual fund corpus would become 2 crores.
- current stock portfolio needs to be safely moved to mutual funds as direct stock investment is very risky. it needs porper research and entry exit and any mistake can cause a huge drop in the numbers. kindly consider reallocating 50 lakhs into hybrid mutual funds.
- LIC maturities should be parked in a mix of debt and hybrid funds so as to create proper diversification wrt risk.
- Properties are good investment, can hold.

These can cover your expenses for next 20 years. Make sure to follow the right investment strategy.

However, to cover cost of higher education of your son, consider investing more wrt to that particular goal.

And it is extremely important for you to take an expert advice wrt your indivdual profile. Hence do consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Visu,

It is never a good idea to mix insurance and investment. Best would be to discontinue it immediately, take your money and invest in mutualfunds. Net LIC returns are never more than 5% annual, less than even a simple FD.

And for life cover, take a proper term insurance plan with no riders.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

Congratulations on your early retirement. It is really good that you'll do freelance work for next 10 years to cover your monthly expenses of 60,000 rupees.
- If you will continue the SIP of 40k for upcoming 10 years, your total mutual fund corpus would become 2 crores.
- current stock portfolio needs to be safely moved to mutual funds as direct stock investment is very risky. it needs porper research and entry exit and any mistake can cause a huge drop in the numbers. kindly consider reallocating 50 lakhs into hybrid mutual funds.
- LIC maturities should be parked in a mix of debt and hybrid funds so as to create proper diversification wrt risk.
- proeprties are good investment, can hold.

These can cover your expenses forever. Make sure to follow the right investment strategy.
However it is extremely important for you to take an expert advice wrt your indivdual profile. Hence do consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

Yes. But a single fund should not be on your radar. Investing this way can do the opposite. Please follow a detailed and goal based approach towards your investments.

If you are new to it and want some help, consider consulting a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

What exactly is your question here. The statement written by is true.

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Ans: Hi,

Congratulations on your retirement. The mentioned amount (invested correctly) is more than sufficient to fund you forever with your mentioned expenses.
Total corpus - 2 crores. It will be parked in a mix of funds with different risks using bucket strategy to meet your expenses and marriage goal. You can get inflation adjusted amount monthly forever.
But do connect with an advisor to follow the right approach of investment. An advisor will design the required bucket and help you throughout your journey.

Avoid falling in trap of ULIPs or LICs or any policy that comes with a lock-in period.

Do connect with a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
https://www.instagram.com/cfpreetika/

Ans: Hi Raj,

You have built a very strong base at your age. I understand your concern regarding job uncertainity and it is rather wise to be prepared for the worst. LEt us discuss everything in detail.
> You have 7.2 crores in FD. This entire amount needs to be reinvested in debt mutual funds. This way, the tax on FD interest can be saved. Debt mutual funds provide similar return of FD.
> You also have 80 lakhs in PF - can be of instant use in casr of a job loss.
> 18 lakhs PPF - again a good debt investment with tax benefit. Continue.
> 15 lakhs in gold and stocks. The allocation here can be increased. Can consider investing 50% of FD amount in equity and hybrid mutual funds. Avoid direct stock investment as these require in-depth knowledge and analysis.
> Medical policy cover is quite less. Take a super top up policy of 1 crore keeping in mind the rising medical cost.

In case of any job loss, you can easily manage your expenses forever (inflation adjusted).
Keep only 50 lakhs in FD. Move rest amount in mutual funds - debt, hybrid and equity.

Take a professional's help and do this right away to get maximum tax and return benefit.

Hence do connect with a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Ajay,

The mentioned funds are good for 10 years. But the current portfolio is quite overlapping in nature. Replace Motilal midcap with Axis bluechip fund.
Avoid any future lumpsum in SBI large midcap fund.

Make sure to increase your SIP amount whenever possible.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Aarav,

You have saved good amount at such age. Let us go through the financials in detail:
Total monthly income - Rs. 3.2 lakhs; Monthly EMI - 33k.
> 1 crore property.
> 1.75 mutual funds with 90% equity. SIP of 1 lakh per month.
> 10 lakhs Jeevan Anand.

Looking forward to buy house worth 2 crores. You can liquidate existing property worth 1 crore for the down payment of new house and take loan for remaining 1 crores. Also try to reduce loan amount so as to reduce your EMI. Total EMI (home & car) should not exceed 1 lakh per month.

Meanwhile continue your SIPs and try to increase SIP contribution by 10% each year. Get your MF portfolio reviewed by experts periodially.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Anil,

Its really good that you have started investing in mutual funds for long term via SIP and lumpsum amounts.
However the funds you mentioned are very much overlapping in nature and should be avoided. Simply choose 1 largecap, 1 midcap, 1 smallcap, 1 flexicap and 1 asset allocator fund. Stop current SIPs and shift the money into the mentioned mix.

Your current investment can only make 1.8 crores in 20 years. But if you stepup your monthly SIP by 10% each year, you can easily get 3 crores in 20 years (assuming 12% CAGR).

Please remake your portfolio and start new SIPs. Or you can chosoe to consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
https://www.instagram.com/cfpreetika/

Ans: Hi,

You have accumulated quite good amount at your age. Let us go through your financials in detail.
Your current monthly expenses ~2 lakhs; current corpus ~ 4 crores.
- 55 lakhs value flat in Mumbai.
- 78 lakhs in equity and mutual funds - good, hold it.
- 94 lakhs SGB - hold it till maturity. Upon maturity, redirect the entire funds into mutual funds for your retirement.
- 1.25 crores - Gratuity and VPF - good hold.
- Remaining 1 crore - PPF, SSY, FDs and Savings account.

If you choose to retire now, your corpus will deplete very rapidly considering your current expenses and the return they are generating. You will need to increase withdrawal by 5-6% each year to keep up with inflation, while the returns generated by them are barely 7-8%.
You should start doing:
> You haven't mentioned about higher education expenses for your daughter. You need a dedicated education fund amount for her apart from 4 crores.
> As you mother is aged, need a separate fund for her health as well.
> If you wish to retire now, can consider reducing your expenses to 1.5 lakhs.
> To withdraw 2 lakhs per month, try to get 5 crores of minimum corpus along with a separate education fund for daughter and a dedicated health fund for your mother.
Hence consider working for another 2-3 years till the amount is achievable.

Also make note of reinvesting the entire 5 crores strategically using advisor's help. A proper retirement strategy should be followed to park the entire amount with varying risks so as to fund your retirement smoothly.
A mix of equity, debt and liquid funds will help you here.

Hence do consult a a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

It is better for you to start NPS rather than going for a private pension fund. Try and increase the contribution whenever possible for a secured and increased pension amount post 60.

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Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi SP,

Let us go through the details one at a time.

- You are investing in PPF, NPS n SSY for family. This is good with risk free returns. Continue doing the same.
- No requirement for NPS Vatsalaya for long term.
- You are doing good and your portfolio looks quite balanced considering the amount and % mentioned. You have a good blend of equity and hybrid funds for stability.
- However can consider adding small cap as well for the long term horizon of 10 years. Start a new SIP of 4000 in Axis Small Cap.
- Increase contribution to flexicap fund and SBI Equity Hybrid fund.
- Avoid investing in sectoral funds like metal sectors as these are cyclic performers and not required for your time period.

Overall it looks good but yet you may consider consulting a professional for long term goals and aligning your investments with your goals.
Hence can consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
https://www.instagram.com/cfpreetika/

Ans: Hi Sharath,

You cannot use the home loan in investments. This is illegal. If you have excess, best would be to return the same to bank and reduce your overall EMIs.

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Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

Gold ETF is the best form of investment if you want to invest in gold. However make sure to invest wisely and do not put entire amount in a single instrument.

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Ans: Markets work like this only. Movement of mutual funds depends solely on the movement of stocks they have. If you horizon is long term, these daily movements doesn't matter.

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Ans: Hi,

To save LTCG, a strategic and timely planning is required.
Currently, tax rate for LTCG is 12.5% (gains exceeding 1.25L for equity/MFs) and indexation has been removed for most assets but it is retained for property bought before July 23, 2024.

LTCG can be saved in the following ways:
- Gains up to 1.25L per financial year from listed equity shares and equity-oriented mutual funds are tax-free.
- If you sell shares/MFs and invest the net sale amount (not just the profit) into a new residential house within 1 year before or 2 years after the sale, you can claim exemption u/s 54F.
- On selling a residential property, Investing the net proceeds into buying or constructing another residential property exempts LTCG u/s 54.
- You can invest LTCG into bonds issued by REC, NHAI, PFC, or IRFC within 6 months of the sale (5 years lock-in).
- Capital Gains Account Scheme (CGAS): if you haven't decided on a new property by the date you file your ITR, can deposit all capital gains into a CGAS account with a public sector bank to avoid tax in the current year.

To start your investments in Mutual Funds, suggest you to connect with a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

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Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Vadivel,

I always say it is never too late to start your investments.
To cater to the goals of your kids education, your retirement and for your car, mutual funds is the only best option for you. If you cannot do a monthly SIP, you can choose to invest into mutual funds with an option of whenever the funds are available.

Also for emergency fund, have atleast 6 months worth expenses in FD or liquid mutual funds. Start adding 50% of the money (whenever available) to this first.

Connect with a professional to get started with the same in detail.
Hence consult with a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
https://www.instagram.com/cfpreetika/

Ans: Hi Parth,

Total cost of the flat to you is - 69L + 1L (if you have brokerage receipt) + 3.5L + 28k + 4L + 55.5k = approx. 78 lakhs.
Based on the sale price, tax will incur on the excess amount of 78 lakhs. Assuming you sold it for 90 lakhs, 12 lakhs would be taxable at either 12.5% (no indexation) or 20% (with indexation).

Your share of profit will be taxed at 12.5% (LTCG) and your mother's share will be taxed at her slab rate (exemption of 3 lakhs).
You can invest the amount in following ways to avoid any tax on the gains:
- Exemption u/s 54 - invest the amount in any residential property within next 2 years.
- sec 54EC - reinvest the capital in NHAI or REC bonds to save tax upto 50L
- Capital Gains Account Scheme (CGAS): if you haven't decided on a new property by the date you file your ITR, can deposit all capital gains into a CGAS account with a public sector bank to avoid tax in the current year.

Get in touch with your CA to understand further things in detail.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

You have a very genuine query. Mostly people only know about EPF as their retirement and rely solely on their PF amount to cater to their retirement expenses. I will guide you with other best options:
1. PF - you already have an EPF account. More than sufficient to cater to risk-free returns of 8%. Don't increase your contribution here.
2. Gold - as you already said. But gold should not be more than 10% of your total investments. Also, if you are buying gold as an investment, go for gold ETFs or Gold mutual funds. Avoid jewellery and bullions here.
3. Mutual Funds - If you are looking for risk free returns, can opt for balanced mutual funds which give around 10% yearly return and are very safe. You can choose to start investing here for your retirement.
If your risk appetite is slightly more, you can also choose to squeeze in some equity funds.

It is very important for you to connect with a professional to understand things in detail and decide.
Hence do consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

You have saved quite a lot at your age. To help you with your query, help me with your exact monthly take home and monthly expenses. Then I will be able to help you better.

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Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

With the 2 crores received, you will have a total of 2.7 crores worth investible corpus. To ensure son's future, focus should me more on safe and income generating instruments. Below roadmap will suit you:
1. Invest 50 lakhs in income generating bonds. This will ensure timely interest payout and provides a return of approx. 7%.
2. Invest 50 lakhs in debt mutual funds which have low risk and provide a decent ROI of 8%.
3. Park 50 lakhs in hybrid funds.
4. Invest remaining in equity funds for their growth. I would recommend you to avoid direct stocks investment and move that to equity mutual funds as they are managed by professionals.

- Also avoid investing in LIC policy as its net return is approx. 4%

Consider setting up a private trust for your son's secured future after you are gone.

You should get in touch with a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

You will get approx. 4.5 to 5 lakhs at maturity which will be tax-free.
Total premiums paid - 2.45 lakhs. you will get almost double amount back .

Same investment in simple FD would have given you more than that.
Avoid such policies in future.

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Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

Monthly investment of 5000 in equity funds can give you 23 lakhs after 15 years.

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Ans: Hi,

Your current SIPs are good. Continue and you can get 47 lakhs after 15 years.

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Ans: Hi,

UTI units - 1991 was later renamed to UTI Equity Fund and then merged into UTI Flexi Cap Fund.
To redeem, check the original physical unit certificate, locate the folio number & contact the nearest UTI Mutual Fund branch with KYC documents.
Or you can submit a request for unclaimed old units.

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Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Sunil,

You should file a complaint via EPFO Grievance Management System using your scheme certificated of the 2 partnerships.
- Mention the lost Scheme Certificate on portal and provide the details such as certificate number, date of service and PF account numbers.
- submit physical copies of your scheme certificates, bank statements, pay slips in the nearest PF Office
- try to obtain a partnership letter from 2nd employer and also the 1st certificate and submit it with form 10D.
- ensure that your services are linked with UAN
- If grievance is not resolved, approach the 'Assistant PF Commissioner' at regional PF office.

The Scheme Certificate is proof of service, and the EPFO is required to honour it, even if digital records are missing.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Ashish,

As per the mentioned details, you're doing good at your age. Your monthly income is 1.75 lakhs, expenses 51k and loan 22k.
You are left with good 1 lakh amount to invest. Let us discuss these in detail one thing at a time.

- Current SIP - 44k per month. A good amount invested, make sure that funds are equity oriented and portfolio aligns with the long term investment. If you have doubts, can get them reviewd by a professional as well. A well designed portfolio can generate returns of upto 15% per year.
- Total Invested in MF - 25lakhs, current value - 41 lakhs. Continue investment with simialr discipline.
- Stocks - invested 4.9 lakhs; current - 5.7 lakhs. Shift this amount to mutual funds as direct stocks investment require proper knowledge and tracking, instead investing the same in equity funds is a better approach.
- SIP for children - 25k . Continue but make sure to have good selected funds here as well.
- PPF accounts - good, hold
- SGB - hold
- ULIP and LIC - not recommended. Avoid buying any such policy in future. They generate very low returns as compared to MFs. It is better for you to have your investments in proper instruments.
- Nasdaq ETF - continue hold.
- ICICI pension scheme - not of much use as it is locked till 60. Its better to go with PPF rather than this.

Your long term goals include your retirement, children education and marriage, child planning.
> You need a minimum corpus of 2.5 crores to retire which can fulfil your monthly expenses for next 45 years. Any additional corpus is a benefit.
> Additional amount for kids education, upto 30 lakhs in today's value and 25 lakhs for education.

You can retire once you achieve these goals with proper planning and allocation.

It is advisable for you connect with a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

The funds that you mentioned are overlapping in nature.
Continue with - Parag Flexicap, Nippon Multicap, Kotak Midcap, Axis Small Cap, DSP Multi Asset Fund.
Stop your SIP in Canara Flexicap and shift it to Axis Bluechip fund.
This is good for 10 years. Also try to increase your yearly SIP by minimum 10%.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Kamal,

You can continue with current SIPs. Avoid looking for short term volatility as this is how markets work. If possible, start with another SIP of 1500 in Kotak multicap fund.

Let me know if you need more help.

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Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

As per your age and monthly income, you have invested quite a good amount till now. Let me guide you one-by-one:
- your emergency fund is missing. Have atleast 6 months worth expenses in FD or liquid funds for uncertain situations
- health insurance is good. Make sure cover is minimum 15 lakhs for a family of 3.
- take a term plan as you are the sole earning member. a term cover will protect your family in any uncertainty. Tata term plan of 50 lakhs is good but ideal cover for you is minimum 1 crore. Take one more policy worth 50lakhs.
- you've invested in various mutual funds, but they are quite concentrated and not recommended. Entire mutual fund investment need proper allocation and a plan
- you have LIC policy, HDFC Sanchay - make note that these policies give annual return of 4-5% over all their term and it is not recommended to buy such policies. If possible, surrender these and invest upcoming premiums and surrender amount in equity funds. And refrain from buying any such policy in the future.
- 11 lakhs invested in stocks, only recommended if you have good knowledge and have time to track, otherwise not recommended.
- plot in village - good, hold.

So overall, lic and hdfc policy needs to be surrendered.
And existing mutual funds need reallocation and proper strategical plan. Connect with a professional to start the same and avoid falling for random online tips.

Hence do consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Pankaj,

It is really great that you have build a good amount at your age. Let us analyse all in detail.

You are looking forward to build a 10 crore retirement corpus in next 10 years. And your current investments include:
- PF - 50 lakhs; 40k monthly contribution will grow it to 2 crores in next 10 years.
- PPF - currently 2 lakhs. Any further contribution is not required as it gives only 7% tax free return. Rather redirect the monthly investment amount to aggressive mutual funds.
- SSY - currently 8 lakhs and further yearly deposit is good for you to continue.
- MF - currently 15 lakhs with a monthly SIP of 1.25 lakhs. This will grow to 4.5 crores if you do a step up of 10% with an assumed CAGR of 13%.
- Another major portion of your current assets is in real estate which offers less liquidity as compared to other assets. Total net value is 28 lakhs + 25 lakhs + 90 lakhs + 1 crore >> totalling to 2.4 crores and a loan of 67 lakhs. (not counting the self use flat as that is a necessity, not an asset that you will sell).

You are considering selling your flat worth 50 lakhs from which you will get 28 lakhs. You can reinvest this entire amount in mutual funds to meet education requirement for your daughter's education.
Although this amount will not be sufficient, you will need more monthly or lumpsum investment for this particular goal.

>> Your goal to reach 10 crores after 10 years will only fulfil if you liquidate another 1 or 2 properties that you hold. This will lessen the burden of education goal, release your EMI burden and increase your focus on increasing monthly SIP to more than double of the current value.

This way you can fulfil your goals. But make sure that the funds you are currently investing in are as per your risk appetite and other factors. Any misalignment can negate the overall required performance.
Thus it is better for you to connect with a professional advisor who will help you wrt mutual fund investment.

Hence do consult a a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Madhumohite,

The funds mentioned and selected by you are not recommended due to their concentrated nature, these will underperform for quite a while more and will take a good time to recover.
Markets are quite volatile and you should ideally wait for some more time.

In the meantime, avoid investing in new funds. Also please share how you selected these funds - your own research or someone's recommendation?
In either case, avoid doing that. Instead connect with a professional and he/ she will guide you appropriately.

HDFC Balanced fund is a good fund, rest all funds need reallocation.

Hence do consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

Based on your portfolio size (14 crore in India + $1.5M USD in Ireland), you are actually above the threshold where professional estate planning is highly recommended. Your goal to avoid probate for your wife and kids is achievable through proper structuring.

A private family trust is ideal for this level of wealth to ensure a seamless transition, avoid court-involved probate, and manage assets for beneficiaries.

- For Indian assets: Can set up a revocable/irrevocable private family trust in India. Upon your demise, the Trustee changes automatically (e.g., your wife) without needing a probate court's intervention. Please note that, while setting up a trust, FEMA compliance is crucial
- For International Assets, create a separate Will for these assets, compliant with the laws of the country where you reside, to avoid complex cross-border probate issues.

Or you may choose to draft two separate wills, one for Indian assets and one for foreign assets.

For law firm, please connect with your family or your CA here in India and choose a known reputed firm to proceed with the above.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

It is not recommended to take loan for investments. Markets are always volatile and no one can guarantee returns generated over them.

Hence avoid taking loan to invest. Rather save from income and invest.

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Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

With current financials, it is almost impossible to reach 5-6 crores in next 6 years. You cannot generate double return overnight.
A comprehensive and detailed investment can make 2 crores after 6 years. Continue with SIP of 60k in equity funds and shift 15 lakhs from stocks to mutual funds as direct stock investment requires time and energy.
- your bank fd is your emergency fund
- NPs is retirement corpus
- property cannot be sold if you're living in it.

Start judicious investments or may consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Vijay,

While you have shared a lot about finances, it would be better if you could have mentioned your age as well for me to guide you better. Exact details would have helped me to guide you in a better concise way to plan your finances.
Please share other mandatory details. Also will try to help you without age for now.

- this is a case of 'asset rich & cashflow tight'. Your total income is Rs. 1.81 lakhs and emis of Rs. 2.26 lakhs with expenses of 90k.
- prepay the loan of 58 lakhs; this will improve your cashflow by 71k per month.
- consider closing loan 3 of 61k per month emi.

When you close the 2 loans, your overall cashflow will become positive; total emi will reduce drastically by 1.32 lakhs.

- Do not close loan 1. Kepp it active and keep paying EMIs on time.

When Rs. 1.8 crores arrive, I suggest the following wrt goals you mentioned:
> Keep some amount as your emergency fund in liquid funds. keep a minimum of 10 lakhs for this purpose.
> Education Goal - requirement in 2031 and 2036 - invest 60 lakhs for this goal in hybrid funds.
> corpus requirement in 2042 and 2046 - invest 1 crore for this goal in multicap funds and other aggressive hybrid funds.

- use the rent of 37k to invest in REITs instead of buying a commercial space as property is not liquid where as REITs are. And buyin a property would mean going for 1 more EMI. Avoid the new emi.

Also, would suggest you to go for a professional advice to start your investments in a holistic way to fulfil your financial requirements within the specified timelines.

Hence do consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Vitaan,

The current MF portfolio is highly overlapping and is not recommended. It is better for you to go with maximum 4 funds to continue your SIPs. Stop other SIPs.
Always take a professionals help to select funds as Direct funds like this generate lower returns than regular funds if investment not done correctly.

Hence do consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Devarajan,

If you are unable to buy any property to save tax, then you have an alternate to invest in bonds u/s 54EC. But this investment could have been made immediately post sale within the 6 months timeframe.

However, all timelines are passed. Wait till May for your luck or you will have to pay Capital Gain Tax.

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Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi Dhirendra,

There are many funds out there and investing in them totally depends on the risk appetite and overall profile of the investor.
If your risk appetite is high, you can choose to go with equity funds to get return of 12%.

However investing based on return is not recommended. Connect with a professional to start investing in the right way.

Hence do consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
https://www.instagram.com/cfpreetika/

Ans: Hi,

At the age of 56, with ongoing contributions, you do not need a scheme certificate. The pension is payable upon turning 58, provided you have at least 10 years of total service.
>> Scheme Certificate is generally needed if you leave service before the age 58 and have over 10 years of service, to carry forward pensionable service. Since you are currently working, this is not mandatory for you now.

You must file a transfer request (Form 13) manually via the UAN portal to consolidate your Rajasthan and Delhi PF accounts. These are not automatically merged.

Let me know if you need more help.

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Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

Small caps funds have been down for approx a year now. If your goal is for long term, hold your investments.
But if your goal is 1-2 years away, withdraw 50% of investments an move it to hybrid funds.

However, it is always better to diversify instead of using just one fund. Hence choose another flexicap fund to diversify your overall risk.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: You need to pay atleast more premiums so as to get something back after 5 years. As you have paid only 1 premium, you'll not get anything back.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
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Ans: Hi,

More strength to you for handling such a difficult phase and managing everything. Let me analyse the things for you in detail.

- No loan liability currently and using PF money to support current expenses.
- Current house deal - 60 lakhs expected in next 5 months.

> You should invest the entire amount very judiciously and with proper guidance. Avvoid rushing into wrong decisions and do not trust random people.
Connect with professional advisors to park your money wrt your current financial goals.

1. Put 5 lakhs in FD or Liquid mutual funds as your emergency fund. This amount will be helpful in any uncertain situation.
2. Take a proper health insurance for yourself and the newborn. With increasing healthcare costs, it is vital to have incurance with you all the time.
3. Take a term insurance to secure the future of newborn.
4. Invest 20 lakhs in equity mutual funds for the education expenses of your child starting March 2029. A right investment will turn into 25 lakhs in next 3 years. Take professional help for this.
5. Invest 10 lakhs in equity and aggressive funds for next 16 years for your child's higher education expense. Since it is a long time period, can choose the suggested category. Go with the professional's advice.
6. You are now left with 15 lakhs for your consumption. You should invest it for your retirement, will turn into 1.7 crores by the time you turn 60.

As you are actively looking for a new job, hopefully you'll find it and will be able to manage your monthly expenses of 35k from the same.

Do consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
https://www.instagram.com/cfpreetika/

Ans: Hi,

This is a very critical situation you're in right now. A huge amount of 1 crore is very hard to use in online transactions such as mutual funds or anything like that.
The only viable option is to go for another rent yielding property.

I would suggest you to not accept hard cash of such huge amount as it can be problematic.
Do consult your CA before making any decision.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
https://www.instagram.com/cfpreetika/

Ans: Hi,

More strength to you for handling such a difficult phase and managing everything. Let me analyse the things for you in detail.

- No loan liability currently and using PF money to support current expenses.
- Current house deal - 60 lakhs expected in next 5 months.

> You should invest the entire amount very judiciously and with proper guidance. Avvoid rushing into wrong decisions and do not trust random people.
Connect with professional advisors to park your money wrt your current financial goals.

1. Put 5 lakhs in FD or Liquid mutual funds as your emergency fund. This amount will be helpful in any uncertain situation.
2. Take a proper health insurance for yourself and the newborn. With increasing healthcare costs, it is vital to have incurance with you all the time.
3. Take a term insurance to secure the future of newborn.
4. Invest 20 lakhs in equity mutual funds for the education expenses of your child starting March 2029. A right investment will turn into 25 lakhs in next 3 years. Take professional help for this.
5. Invest 10 lakhs in equity and aggressive funds for next 16 years for your child's higher education expense. Since it is a long time period, can choose the suggested category. Go with the professional's advice.
6. You are now left with 15 lakhs for your consumption. You should invest it for your retirement, will turn into 1.7 crores by the time you turn 60.

As you are actively looking for a new job, hopefully you'll find it and will be able to manage your monthly expenses of 35k from the same.

Do consult a professional Certified Financial Planner - a CFP who can guide you with exact funds to invest in keeping in mind your age, requirements, financial goals and risk profile. A CFP periodically reviews your portfolio and suggest any amendments to be made, if required.

Let me know if you need more help.

Best Regards,
Reetika Sharma, Certified Financial Planner
https://www.instagram.com/cfpreetika/