Investment of Rs.5000 in Mutual Fund for 25 Years Aged Individual
Mutual fund investments has become popular as risk appetite of individuals have gone up. Here are few queries asked the readers of this blog.
How should an individual aged 25 years and earning Rs. 25, 000 per month invest in mutual fund?
25 years is an excellent age to enter investing in mutual fund through systematic investment plan. If such an individual is ready to invest Rs. 5000 every month in SIP, then long term systematic investing through SIP is recommended. Once such an individual arrives at the time frame for which regular investments are planned, then he/she should assess the risk tolerance and decide on an appropriate asset allocation which can be a mix of equity and fixed income. Then select the funds to start build a portfolio.
Top rated (Rank-1) CRISIL funds for the year 2017 are:
| Large Cap | 1 Year % Returns as on 12Jan2017 | Small & Mid Cap | 1 Year % Returns as on 12Jan2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSP BR Focus 25 Fund (G) | 15.4 | DSP-BR Micro Cap Fund - RP (G) | 20.5 |
| Kotak Select Focus Fund - Regular (G) | 18.3 | Franklin (I) Smaller Cos (G) | 18.3 |
| SBI Blue Chip Fund (G) | 12.8 | Mirae Emerging Bluechip Fund (G) | 21.2 |
Finally, review the performance of these funds at least every year and accordingly make changes or rebalance your portfolio to maximize the gains.
What if someone has invested in an ELSS in the year 2015 for 2 years and wants to redeem or take money out?
Equity linked savings scheme or ELSS have a lock-in period of 3 years. It means that unless your investments complete three years, you cannot redeem them.
If someone has Rs 1 Lac and wants to invest for child’s future in mutual fund, how can he go about it?
A sizeable corpus can be created for the child’s future by investing regularly through SIPs in mutual funds. Consider long term goal of minimum 10 years and start investing in the following top rated diversified equity funds by CRISIL (Rank-1):
| Diversified Equity | 1 Year % Returns as on 12Jan2017 |
|---|---|
| Birla SL Advantage Fund (G) | 18.5 |
| Birla Sun Life Equity Fund (G) | 26.1 |
| Birla SL India GenNext (G) | 16.2 |
| Principal Emerging Bluechip(G) | 20.4 |
| Sundaram Rural India Fund (G) | 31.5 |
Assuming 1 Lac is deposited in bank, SIP can be started in any of the above two funds for a monthly sum for long term. However it is the duty of the investor to track the performance of the invested fund regularly and assess the growth and realign whether it is moving in the direction of achieving the set financial goal.
Someone who is aged 35 years and has just started investing in mutual funds through SIP in the funds SBI bluechip equity, Birla sunlife top 100, Mirae asset emerging bluechip and BNP Paribas mid cap. Has the investor selected best funds under his/her portfolio or another fund should be invested in?
The fund selection looks good and instead of adding new fund, he/she should increase the allocation to any of the existing investments. This is because, the performance of these funds has been good. Here’s the table showing 1, 3, & 5 year performance.
| Name of Fund | 1 Year | 3 Year | 5 Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| HDFC Equity | 6.39 | 15.74 | 16.06 |
| Mirae Asset India Opportunities | 7.05 | 18.92 | 19.07 |
| HDFC Top 200 | 8.1 | 13.9 | 14.63 |
If this investor still wants to put money in mutual fund, then he/she can try opting for ELSS which carries a lock in period of 3 years.
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