Goals-based investing is a framework to translate financial goals into forecast future expenditures and allocate money to separate portfolios designed to meet those specific goals. The process of goals-based investing follows a cycle. Adam McCullough, senior manager research analyst for Morningstar, tells you how to go about it with a very specific example. Specify well-defined […]
THE CASE: My investments through SIPs are in 4 large-cap funds and 1 multi-cap fund. Total SIP investment currently is Rs 40,000. I need about Rs. 50 lakhs in another 13 years – 2033 for my child’s marriage and Rs. 2.30 Cr for my retirement in 13 years – 2033. Inflation is factored. Am […]
THE CASE: What will happen if my goal maturity time meets a market crash and all my long term investment with negative return e.g if goal is marriage or higher education of children or retirement. THE SOLUTION: If you are invested in equity oriented investments for your long term goals, an ideal approach would […]
THE CASE: We are in USA. My husband’s family is convincing him to make investments in India. For example, my hub mother asks him to do LIC educational plan. I am not on same page on that because we don’t know what’s going to happen in 20 years. I tell my hub to contribute […]
A risk profile is an evaluation of an individual’s willingness and ability to take risks. It helps during financial planning process to assess whether there is need to take risks or not. A risk profile is important for determining a proper investment asset allocation for a portfolio. Risk profiles are generally assessed in 5 categories […]