Financial freedom must for every individual.

The world has learnt its lessons from an unprecedented pandemic, COVID-19. There will be huge changes in our personal as well as professional practices across the globe. If you have not learnt from it, then it is a missed opportunity.

Although there are a number of things on which we can go on discussing, I will limit the scope of this article to one's financial planning. I am going to discuss today only financial planning.

Everyone loves his family the most and whatever we do is generally done keeping in mind the wellbeing and happiness of our family. But are we doing enough? Are we investing enough to secure our future? Are we insured enough to secure our health and secure our family's wellbeing in case we are either critical or no more? Are we financially ready to face such pandemic like situation in future?

Why is financial planning, a must for every individual?

There's a famous quote of Winston Churchill which says 'Failing to plan is planning to fail' which shows the importance of planning. And when it comes to financial planning, every individual should be aware of the importance of it.

Financial planning helps to meet your short-term as well as long-term financial goals and in case of failure to meet these goals, financial planning helps to create a rescue plan so that it can fulfil all its financial objectives.

So, here are some major reasons which tell us that why the planning of finances is helpful for us as below:-

a)    Managing Inflation b) enjoy Retirement life c) Payoff your Debt d) Save Taxes e) meet your short-term as well as long-term financial goals etc.

So now classify Investments into 2 types. Long-term 30% and short-term 70 %

Long-term investments are to be made for your retirement, buying house, acquiring assets, paying off a Loans, Saving for a child’s education etc. that would give you financial freedom.

Short-term investments are for something that you would need in immediate future like some medical emergency, Emergency fund, wedding, Minor repairs and home improvements, Travel etc.

While working on above step, please consider Tax planning and insurance in it. Because it’s important to plan how to save the investments from misfortune.

Let's talk about investment first.

A)   Investments :-

Many people live lavish lifestyle, spend heavily, buy things which they can't afford or even don't need. When some adverse situation like current pandemic comes and they can't earn their regular income even for a month or two, their so called lavish lifestyle creates breathing problem for them. Many even can't afford to pay their EMIs for home loan or car loan or any other loan. They were so well off, they shy away to ask for help from their near ones.

Why we can't plan our finances well? Why we spend without first saving for our future? The formula for our cash outgo (total spending) should be total earnings less total savings. So if your formula for total savings is total earnings less total spending, please change the formula. Have a target for savings and stick to that at any cost.

Let's summarize about the investments products one should choose.

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1.      Provident fund (PF / PPF) :

2.      Fixed / Term Deposits :

3.      Recurring Deposits :

4.      National Pension Scheme :

5.      Gold / Silver /Jewellery / Stone :

6.      Real Estate :

7.      Investment in share market :

8.      Investment in Mutual Funds :

9.      National saving certificate scheme (NSC) :

10.   Senior citizen saving scheme (SCS) :

11.   Monthly income scheme (MIS) :

12.   Kisan vikas patra scheme (KVP) :

13.   Sukanya Samridhi Account (SSA) :

14.   Bonds :

15.   Debentures :

 

Now talk about Insurance.

 B)   Insurance :-

There are basically two types of insurance which are unavoidable.

Let’s summarize about the Insurance products one should choose.

 1.       Heath Insurance :

 2.       Life Insurance :

 

Now that you have done everything. You have the biggest task to do. Follow the above plan throughout the year monitor your plan, correct it for better, and stick through it.

We wish you to achieve your financial goal with freedom !!!

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