Goals

I was so excited! My first job. This actually would mean independence. This would also mean that I would have a bank account and there would be a number bigger than 0 in my account. However, with the uncontrolled expenses, my bank account quickly got depleted as soon as my salary came in. Thankfully maturity came and as years passed by, I started gaining different types of assets including a house, a car, few more savings account, a fixed deposit, mutual fund , stocks etc…

From childhood, we have been raised in a certain way, which shapes our opinion and attitude towards money. Some are conservative with money , some are willing to take risks . It is important to know where you stand and therefore invest your money in instruments which reflect your risk profile.

Goal setting, some of you are already familiar with this term, is an important exercise during the beginning of the appraisal year.

There are two important factors in determining corpus for any goal. These are time horizon of investment and asset allocation .

Parag Parikh Long Term Equity Fund is unique in many ways and is quite interesting as well. PPFAS was established in 2012. PPFAS has only three funds , unlike , many AMC’s. Shri Parag Parikh who pioneered Value Investing is the founder of PPFAS. There are multiple reasons why I find PPFAS quite intriguing and you get a feeling of comfort when investing in their funds.