10. D is in her mid-40s and been managing her finances on her own. She has always found it difficult to meet her goals even though she saves and invests. Her primary investments are in equity mutual funds. She is now getting ready to fund her son’s college education in a year. This is a snapshot of her finances.
Income
Salary 2,20,000
Expenses
loan repayment 90,000
Essential living 65,000
Discretionary expenses 30,000
1,85,000
Travel expenses incurred every 2 years 2,00,000
8,333.33
Assets Liabilities
Cash in bank 80,000
Equity mutual funds 50,00,000 20,00,000
Bank fixed deposits maturing in 18 months 15,00,000 5,00,000
Liquid funds 3,00,000
Gold 10,00,000 4,00,000
Provident Fund 18,00,000
self-occupied property and loan outstanding 70,00,000 37,50,000
Car and loan outstanding 2,50,000 2,00,000
Personal loan 5,00,000
1,69,30,000 73,50,000
D is considering taking loans where necessary, if her corpus falls short of the goals that she has to meet in the next 5 years. What will be your advice to her?