Saturday, December 19, 2009

Investment Case Study

Mr. Richard Smith (36 years) is working with a multinational company for the last 6 years. His family includes his wife - Mrs. Annie Smith and son ( Justin ) aged 3 years. He has approached a financial planner for comprehensive financial planning assistance so that he is able to achieve his financial goals.

The client's stated financial goals :


  •  To have adequate savings worth Rs. 20 lakhs for building his son's career after approximately 20 years.
  •  To accumulate Rs. 30 lakhs ( approximately ) to maintain decent lifestyle after retirement. He wants to retire after 12-15 years when he would have attained an age of 50 years nearly.
Client's Information  : 


Mr. Smith's annual income is :Rs. 17.5 lakhs. A statement of his annual cash outflows is given below :


Details
Amt ( Rs. )
Mortgage payments ( EMI )
4,20,000
Car loan payments ( EMI )
3,00,000
Insurance Premium
18,059
House maintenance and water
18,000
Tax
1,50,000
Food & Grocery
30,000
Transportation ( 2 cars )
1,50,000
Clothing / Personal care
50,000
Medical / Dental Care
30,000
Utilities ( telephone + electricity )
78,000
Misc. (maids etc.)
36,000
Entertainment / Gift
50,000
Vacation
1,00,000
Total
14,30,059




In addition to the above expenses, he also contributes nearly Rs. 2,00,000 towards his savings in provident funds and fixed deposits annually.


His investment details and analysis of his case follows here.