Plan your Retirement with Diversified Mutual Funds

 Retirement Planning is a long term process whereby you should have a roadmap which will help you to meet all your life’s expenses post retirement. Investment in mutual funds is a preferred investment option for long term investing. Why? Because mutual funds invest your money in stock markets which has the potential to give you good returns in long term. In short term, markets have always been volatile which you may have observed many times. There are many ways you can invest in stock markets however investing in stock markets through mutual funds is one of the most preferred options. Why? 1. Mutual funds are managed by professional fund managers who track markets on a daily basis. 2. Mutual fund business is regulated by SEBI. 3. There are more than 1000 mutual funds available in the markets which are capable of meeting all your short and long term financial needs. You can take the help of your financial advisor and invest in the best suitable fund.

Plan your retirement with diversified Mutual Funds

 Equity, debt and gold mutual funds are 3 major asset classes where you should invest for your retirement. You can invest in all 3 funds and keep changing your portfolio as per age, income and risk taking capacity. You can take high risk at a young age and investment in equity is the best option, however don’t invest only in equity funds and lock your money in one asset class.

Type of Mutual Fund: Equity Fund     

Advantage: Potential to gain high returns

Disadvantage: Risk is higher for losing capital

Types of Mutual Fund: Debt/Liquid Funds   

Advantage: Low risk of losing capital 

Disadvantage: Low /average return

Type of Mutual Fund: Gold Fund       

Advantage: Diversification, balanced portfolio       

Disadvantage: Highest volatility to global risk

This is for illustrative purposes.

You should remain invested in debt and gold mutual funds as well which offer you diversification and make your portfolio balanced. The exposure to equity funds should go down as one gets older the risk taking capacity goes down with age.

The above investment allocation is not to be considered as an Investment advised / recommendation. Please seek independent professional advice based on your financial needs and your financial situation and arrive at an informed investment decision before making any investments in any mutual fund or when making a decision on investment diversification or asset allocation.

It's not mandatory but advisable that you should remain invested in gold at all stages of life. Keep 10 % investment in gold during all stages of life as its offer diversification. To conclude, plan your retirement as early as possible and let your money grow over a span of 15-20 years. Don’t invest only in one type of mutual funds like equity. You should plan your retirement planning with all 3 asset classes which offer different set of advantages; diversification which is a must needed factor in long term investment like retirement planning.

To conclude, you should keep 3 major points in consideration while doing retirement planning 1. Start at young age 2. Invest in all 3 types of mutual funds, equity, gold and debt 3. Keep changing investment proration in these 3 funds with the help of financial advisor

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