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If you have goals, you should be a goals-based investor

Investing anything time, effort, or money sacrifices short-term rewards for a long-term payoff.  Whether you are HNI or not, be it any type of investment, sometimes investors lose sight as to why they’re investing.  Goals-based investing offers a useful structure to map out concrete investment goals, prioritize them, build portfolios to meet them, measure progress against them, and make adjustments (if necessary) to stay on track. The benefits of setting goals extend to investing by improving investor behavior and increase the likelihood of financial success. What is goals-based investing? 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. An investment without a goal is like a traveler without a destination. SMART framework help establish clear goals. Prioritize goals based on necessity and time horizon: High-priority goals are th...

It's not too late...Save Tax (Create Wealth too!)

Time flies...but it's not too late to save tax. You can create wealth too! Paying tax on hard-earned income is painful. For the financial year ended on 31 March 2020,  if taxable income is INR 5,00,000 then no tax; if taxable income is INR 5,01,000 then tax will be INR 13,208. You still have time until the end of this month,  to reduce your taxable income by up to INR 1.5 lakh under section 80c of the Income Tax Act, in case you have not already done so. Individuals and HUFs can avail of this benefit. Tax-saving investment options include: Fixed deposits PPF - Public Provident Fund NPS- National Pension System NSC - National Savings Certificate ULIP- Unit Linked Insurance Plans ELSS Mutual Funds According to your   age,  risk profile,  and other investment objectives; we can help you to  choose investment(s) which benefit you in terms of: Greater opportunity to create wealth Less lock-in period Low tax on income from Be proactive. For the current financia...