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Bad Input Equals Bad Output

To make a financial plan the raw material used is the data and inputs given by the client. The problem is that most people are not clear on their milestones and what impact will the current investments have on their future goals. The problem is, we do not spend enough time thinking about what really we want from our investments? The lack of focus leads to problems, as the choice of investments depends upon what currently is doing well in the market irrespective of whether it suits me or not. So in case our investment does not give the desired return we shift our focus into some other investment which again might not meet our goals. So it is of utmost importance that even before we invest in any product we need to think about the holistic milestones which we need to cover. So how does one ensure that data given is correct?

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Financial plans not implemented could be a futile exercise

Mr. Kartik Mahadevan is a salaried individual holding a senior position in a telecom company. He is always hard pressed for time and has been postponing his own financial planning to a future date. On and off he has been investing for getting some tax benefits and to honor certain relationship commitments of buying certain products from friends and relatives. He then one day decided to take services of a financial planner and got his complete plan done. However after the plan presentation his planner gave him a list of things which has to be implemented to achieve hi set goals. However as soon as the plan was completed there was no implementation on his par

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