Planning investments as newly married individuals in India requires a thoughtful approach that considers the unique characteristics of the Indian financial landscape. Our traditions play a significant role in shaping our investment journey. Additionally, the influence of social media and the weight of traditional investment practices can guide our path towards making informed investment decisions. It is important to blend our cultural values with modern investment strategies to create a balanced portfolio that aligns with our financial goals. By embracing the strengths of our cultural heritage and leveraging the opportunities presented by evolving investment trends, newly married couples in India can navigate their investment journey with confidence and achieve long-term financial success.

Just like how a client chooses or wishes to choose an ideal financial advisor, we also have a list of characteristics we seek in an ideal client especially for financial planning ! As a financial advisor, we need to provide you with a tailored expertise and value for your investments . Trust and collaboration are essential for achieving both personal and professional success. As an investment advisor, we need to provide relevant suggestions to you in a timely manner. Together, we shall form a partnership aimed at achieving success

When will market go up ?

I believe the only question many of you have is when will the market go up ? More importantly when will your returns go up ? This is a persistent question and the IPO euphoria has slowly petered out, the interest in market is waning and we are all waiting and hoping for the turnaround. Do we see light at the end of the tunnel ?

1. On 30th March 2022, Sensex was at 58,683.99. As of today, Sensex is at 57960.99. Sensex has given negative returns.
2. Nifty Bank on the other hand is currently at 39,910.15 and on 30th March 2022, it was at 36,373.60.
3. BSE Midcap and Smallcap index has barely managed to give any returns.

We are in a situation where there are too many macroeconomic factors are at play :

International funds have been performing exceptionally well 2 years back and I have seen amazing performances from the mutual funds which are invested in international stocks. However, all this changed in February 2022, after SEBI brought the guideline on international investing. This has vexed a lot of intermediaries and investors. Should we continue with international funds or should we look somewhere else ?

It has been 2 years of personal finance, since I first began in October 2020. I completed my MBA finance which I talked about in my last year post. Studying for more than a year was quite exhausting and I quite happy and pleased about my result.