Friday, January 12, 2024

Small financial planning Lots of Happy Moments

Mutual Fund Sahi Hai

 Small financial planning Lots of Happy Moments

Saving Right way is Key to Earning Money. Let your Savings earn you Money. Investing your Savings in right way is Key to Happiness.

Happy Life needs Few minutes daily thinking on our financial needs. Simple Questions - What is your income (cash inflow) & What is your cash outflow ; What are your Cash needs in next 1 / 2 /3 / 5 yrs example -  buy Car, Pay College fee, buy House, buy Gold etc. Every need can be met but would require few minutes of your time daily.

Mutual funds are

ü  Safe  - Effectively regulated by Govt-SEBI

ü  Liquid - Withdraw any time any required amount

ü  Good Returns - Longer you invest higher returns + 15% pa compounded

ü  Invest/Save Small amounts from Rs 500

ü  Transparent - Investment value disclosed daily

ü  Income Tax Saving – Reduce & Postpone Tax payment

 

Long Term Savings / Investment
Double your money in 5 to 6 years. Investing your Savings in Right Equity Mutual funds enables you to double your investment Safely & Transparently in 5 to 6 years.

Saving / Investing Rs 10,000 per month in Right Equity Mutual fund for 5 year gives you more than Rs 9 lacks. You Saved Rs 6 lacks and earned Rs 3 lacks.


Dance of Happiness - Monthly Saving
Saving Monthly small amounts & Staying invested gives Big Returns. Save Rs 3,000 per month for 5 years (Feb 2019 to Jan 2024) – 60 months Investment Rs 1,80,000

 

 

Jan 2024

 

Investment Value

Earned

% per annum

HDFC Flexi Cap

3,30,000

1,50,000

22%

SBI Flexi Cap

2,80,000

1,00,000

17%

Kotak Flexi Cap

2,80,000

1,00,000

17%

Parag Parikh Flexi

3,30,000

1,50,000

22%

ICICI Pru Value

3,40,000

1,60,000

22%

SBI Contra

3,90,000

2,10,000

30%

 As Share markets are fluctuate a lot Monthly Saving of Small amounts gives Big Returns.

 

Short Term Savings 2% more Return than Bank FD's
If you Can you Stay Invested for upto
2 yrs - Right Conservative Balanced Mutual fund gives 2% more than Bank FD’s.
1 yr – Right Debt Fund gives 1.5% more than Bank FD’s   
 
  
Inflation Protection
Inflation at 5% you need Safe Return of more than 6% to Protect your Savings. Does Bank FD protect your Savings??
 
Mutual Funds Right for Everyone ?
Mutual fund are right for
ü  People of All ages
ü  People of All Levels of Income
Invest in Right Mutual fund to protect your savings and get good returns
 
Where to Save / Invest ??
 
Inflation at 5% - Interest from Banks / Post office Reduce Value of Savings. Only Mutual funds give returns Protecting Value of Savings

Save in -   Bank / Post-Office / PPF / NSC Or LIC  Or Mutual Funds  ????

 

 

Banks

PO/ PPF / NSC

LIC

Mutual Funds

Safety

RBI Regulated

Govt Guaranteed

IRDA Regulated

Regulated by SEBI

Returns

1% to 8%

1% to 8%

3% to 5%

1% to 15%

Liquidity

Immediate

Immediate

3 days

Immediate

 

Banks – Savings are ASSUMED to be Safe being regulated by RBI.
LIC – Insurance is for covering Life Risk. Savings in Insurance polices give very low returns
Inflation – is +5%, Interest in Banks and LIC Reduce your Savings. Mutual funds give higher returns than Inflation.
Income Tax – Mutual funds allow you to Reduce & Postpone

 

Investment in Real Estate / House ???

 

 

Real Estate

Mutual Funds

Returns

Doubles its Value in +8 yrs

Doubles its Value in +6 yrs

Risk

100% is on One Asset at One location

Various Companies / Industries

Amount

Minimum Investment is + Rs 20 lacs

Minimum Investment is Rs 500

Liquidity

Rely on brokers to Sell your asset

Encash from Rs 500 SEBI guidelines

Value

Actual Realisable Value is not Certain

Realisable Value is disclosed every day

Regulated

Totally Unregulated

Fully Regulated by SEBI

 

Where to Save / Invest ???

You need to become Conscious of

ü  How many years you can Earn & How much per year conservatively ?

ü  What is your present Assets & Income ?

ü  How much Cash you need to pay to meet your needs – Monthly Expenses / Emergency Funds / Buying Assets House – Car / One-time Expense College Fee / Etc

Above would help in identifying – Where to Save / Invest 

 

Retired Chartered Accountant & Certified MF Advisor passionate to discuss Financial Planning tips for Happy life.


Small financial planning Lots of Happy Moments

Mutual Fund Sahi Hai   Small financial planning Lots of Happy Moments Saving Right way is Key to Earning Money. Let your Savings earn...