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LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLAN

FOR CHILDS EDUCATION SHOULD
BE EQUITY-HEAVY

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OF HAVING A

In India, several surveys among parents have shown that securing a childs
future through good education, and then taking care of the expenses for the
childs marriage are among their top priorities.
Financial planners, advisors and fund house ocials say that just like every
parent is concerned about the health of the child since the time of his/her
birth, they should be as concerned about meeting the costs of the childs
education. Like they give the child various vaccines so that the child remains
healthy all his (/her) life, they should also put in place a good nancial plan
for the kid, so that he (/she) is protected well, said a top fund house ocial.
Since a child has several years ahead of him/her before he/she needs large
chunks of money (we are assuming large fund requirement for higher
education and then marriage), parents should look at systematic investment
plan (SIP) in equity funds for the same. In the long run, an SIP in a good
equity fund would create a corpus which is much larger than what a recurring
deposit, a xed deposit or an insurance plan can create.

Putting In Place An SIP

1. Select one or two equity fund(s) from a good fund house
with a track record of several years
2. Speak to family members to estimate when your child could
go for higher education and when he/she could get married
3. Fill up the application form(s) for the fund(s) you have
selected
4. Fill up the ECS mandate(s) for automatic transfer of money
from your bank account to the fund(s)
5. Fill up the SIP mandate(s) for the fund
6. Be careful not to touch these investments unless under
extreme conditions
7. Review regularly if the amount of money required is
sucient, your investments are on track etc.
8. If required rebalance the portfolio
9. Consider consulting a nancial planner/advisor

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