My name is Bhavaniprasad & I am an Engineer by profession and my age is 34 yrs as of now. I want to retire at 55 years by accumulating sufficient money. In today's terms it could be 1.50 Crores. What amount is required to retire after 21 years? Now I have Rs. 1.00L premium policy in LIC Of India and SIP Rs. 1000/- per Month in SBI Small Cap Fund. Please suggest a way out.
Ans: Hello Bhavaniprasad and thanks for writing to me. I only discuss mutual funds in this column and would restrict myself to the same in this answer.
After adjusting for inflation at 6% per annum, you will need a corpus of around 5 Crore in 21 years.
To create this corpus, you need to invest Rs.45,000 every month. You can consider beginning SIP's in:
1-DSP Quant Fund: Rs.9,000
2-Edelweiss NIFTY 100 Quality 30 Index Fund: Rs.9,000
3-SBI Focused Equity Fund: Rs.9,000
4-Axis Bluechip Fund-Rs.9,000
5-UTI Focused Equity Fund-Rs.9,000
Frequent rebalancing is essential to ensure that you are on the right track. I recommend you to consult a financial advisor who can help you plan and rebalance your portfolio and recommend an asset mix for you keeping in mind your specific needs.