Retirement Planning Queries

How to receive regular income after retirement

My parents are retiring next year, please suggest me a monthly plan for them. Which they can use from July 2020 onwards?

Jan 25, 2019 by Atisha Singh, Delhi | Retirement Planning

Please note that for retired people there are many option for getting a regular income. It could be Post office MIS, Life Insurance Pension Plans, Bank Fixed Deposits, Senior Citizen Savings Scheme and Mutual... Read More

How to create a retirement corpus for my parents

My parents are of age 45 and 48 years, I am 23 yr old, I want to take a scheme that can give return monthly minimum 30,000 when they retire, so can you please tell me how to start and minimum premium would be how much to earn 30000 when they get retire? Can I invest on their behalf?

Jan 20, 2019 by Parin, Ahmadabad | Retirement Planning

While you have mentioned the age of your parents, you have not mentioned the age at which they will retire. We are assuming that you have 12 years time (if we consider age 60 as retirement age - higher... Read More

Can I reach my retirement goal with present mutual fund investments

I am 39 year old and I have Invested in Below funds as lumpsum targeting my retirement Corpus of 7.5 crore after 20 years. I have Invested 10 lac in HDFC Mid Cap Fund, 10 Lac in Franklin India Smaller Companies Fund and 6 lacs in Aditya Birla Frontline Equity Fund and 8 lacs in Mirae Asset Emerging Equity Fund and 4 lacs in Kotal Select Focus Fund and 3 lacs in Tata Equity P/E Fund. Please guide whether my approach for my retirement Corpus and Selection of the Funds for same is correct? Eagerly awaiting your kind response?

Jan 7, 2019 by Himanshu, Gurugram | Retirement Planning

You have selected good performing mutual fund schemes from the multi-cap, small cap, mid cap and large cap equity mutual fund Categories. These categories of funds are ideal choice for long term... Read More

Which fund should I invest to get 2 Crores for my retirement after 30 years

I can invest 5k per month for 30 years for my retirement so that I can get near 2cr so where should I need to invest. Is it safe in ELSS, Balanced, Diversified, Small and Mid Cap. Please tell me where can I invest?

Aug 13, 2017 by Vishal, Karad | Retirement Planning

Good to hear that you are planning for your retirement at an early age. Investment in different category of equity mutual funds will depend on your risk appetite. Let us see some examples - If your risk profile is... Read More

How to earn a regular income post retirement by saving from now

I am 46 year old working NRI and hoping to retire by 50 and settle in India. I wish to get 10,000 every month post retirement. I can pay premium for the next 4 to 5 years. I can also pay lump sum. But after 4 or 5 years I won't be able to invest any thing. I wish to get monthly income from age 50 onwards. Please advise what or where I can invest to meet my retirement income. I have a house to live in and lead a simple life with little expenses. I know its a last minute retirement planning but will be grateful for any advise?

Jul 20, 2017 by Varma, Pune | Retirement Planning

You have 4-5 years time to build a corpus from which you can draw Rs 10,000 per month post your retirement. or this, we will suggest you to invest in balanced funds through monthly SIPs till such time you are... Read More

How much retirement corpus would I need

I'm 32 years male having monthly income of Rs. 40000, Take home is Rs. 38000, Household expenses are Rs. 15000 plus liability Rs. 5000 month towards car loan for 7 years, Additional SIP of Rs. 3000 month, I have term insurance of Rs. 50 lacks, Mediclaim cover of Rs. 10 lack for me and spouse, We have no kids till date. I intend to work till 60 years of age. Please tell me how much I should accumulate as retirement corpus? And what are the ways to accumulate this corpus?

Jul 14, 2017 by Rituparna Deshmukh, Nagpur | Retirement Planning

Glad to note that you are planning for your retirement and thanks for sharing the details. However, the details provided by you are not sufficient enough to figure out the amount required at your retirement age... Read More

With current investments can I retire at age 45

With great hope my questions are below. 1) My age is 28, started SIP from this year March in below scheme - SBI Blue Chip - 3000, HDFC Balanced Fund - 2000, Birla Sun Life Tax Relief 96 Plan - 2000. Q. 1) How you see my portfolio is? Q. 2) Other recommend fund to do 4,000 SIP more? My aim is to take retirement at 45 then put whole corpus in SWP Scheme and earn money?

Jun 6, 2017 by Sleep Singh Bisht, Ahmedabad | Retirement Planning

The 3 mutual fund schemes that you have selected are all good performing in their respective categories. Your current SIP is Rs 7,000 per month and assuming you will continue this till 45 years of your age... Read More

Can I invest in balanced funds and do STP to equity funds for retirement corpus

I have been investing in SIP for past 2 years accumulating around 5 lacs till now. My plan is to invest around 25 lacs in balanced funds across multiple AMCs and start STP of around 4,000 to 5,000 to diversified and SMC funds for 4 years after a wait period of 1 year to avoid exit loads. Strategy is to invest around a sum of 35 lacs over 7 years and hold for around 15 years after that. Will that be sufficient to accumulate a retirement fund of 5 to 7 Crores. Kindly advise if this is a good strategy?

May 31, 2017 by Vishal Shukla, Thane | Retirement Planning

If we have understood your query well, then your main objective is to accumulate Rs 7 Crores for your retirement after 22 years, right? Now, how you can achieve the goal is a function of how much you can invest... Read More

If my current investments are enough to meet retirement life

If I retire today, whether my investment returns/income after retirement including pension will sustain my living for me and my wife. I have one son, who is well settled and independent. My investment portfolio as follows: Liablities - Housing Loan 1 - Rs 12,00,000 - EMI 12,000, Housing loan 2 - Rs 800,000 - Rs 6,000, Car Loan - Rs 400,000 - EMI Rs 5,000 and personal loan Rs 600,000 - EMI Rs 6,000. Assets - 1BHK Flat 18,00,000 - Rent Rs. 6,000, 2BHK Flat - Rs 45,00,000 - Rent Rs 10,000. 2BHK House - Rs 45,00,000 - Rent Rs 7,000 and 2BHK Flat - Rs 65,00,000 for self at Bangalore. Retirement Fund - Rs 50,00,000, Pension - Rs 38,000 Per Month, Shares - Rs 25000, Mutual Fund - Rs 25000, Savings FD - Rs 300,000. Today I'm Getting Rs. 75,000 as Salary and I Have 4 years of service left. Plese guide me, If I retire today whether I will sustain my retirement period?

May 15, 2017 by Srinath Kamath, | Retirement Planning

Thanks for writing to us. Do not take our suggestions as financial advise. We have following to suggest - You have 30 Lakhs worth of liabilities but you have not mentioned if the EMI of these different liabilities... Read More

How much SIP needed for building a retirement corpus of 5 Crores

I want to build a corpus amount of 5 Crores after 30 years at the time of retirement. Please suggest the best fund and how much amount to invest as SIP?

May 10, 2017 by Sujith A D, Thrissur | Retirement Planning

As your investment horizon is 30 years, you can invest in diversified equity funds for building your retirement corpus of Rs 5 Crores. You can invest Rs 15,400 per month for 30 years and assuming returns... Read More