How to achieve financial freedom: What is financial freedom for a family? It is to accumulate sufficient corpus by a certain age to cover lifetime expenses as well as meet the requirements of financial goals at the family level.

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You would have surely planned your finances and invested money in certain products so far. However, it is extremely important to see whether this arrangement is taking you on the right trajectory towards financial freedom. 

The comprehensive plan usually incorporates a combination of several investment schemes to achieve the target of financial independence.

Let’s understand with an example of a married couple in their mid-30s with 1 kid targeting financial freedom.

Their income, expenses, and current investments are as follows at the family level:

  Salary (Post Tax) Rental Income Dividend Income Total Income
Per Annum 38,00,000 6,00,000 3,00,000 47,00,000

Chart Courtesy: Finnovate 

How to achieve goal of Rs 2.50 lakh passive income and Rs 28.30 crore corpus

Nehal Mota, co-founder and CEO, Finnovate, says: "The stated goals of the family (before adjusting for inflation) are to accrue (i) passive income of Rs 2.5 lakh monthly for retirement; (ii) the goal of the child's higher education and a wedding worth Rs 1 crore and Rs 25 lakh, respectively.

To achieve that goal, the total corpus of the family should be Rs 28.3 crore (cumulative of all goals), with keeping the secondary property of Rs 1 crore intact.

For that, with a yearly allocation of Rs 16 lakh (5 per cent increase every year) and targeting 11 per cent CAGR, below is the outline for them to attain their goals. 

Assets Current Mix Recommended Mix Systematic Investments (annually) Remark
Equity 50% 75% 60% Basis goals and risk profile
Mutual Funds 40,00,000 55,00,000 12,00,000  
Stocks 20,00,000 35,00,000    
Debt 50% 25% 40% Basis goals and risk profile
FD 60,00,000 16,00,000    
Bonds - 10,00,000    
PPF - 3,00,000 3,00,000 1.5 Lakhs per PAN
NPS - 1,00,000 1,00,000 50,000 per PAN
Total Financial Assets 1,20,00,000 1,20,00,000 16,00,000  
Secondary Property 1,00,00,000 1,00,00,000    

Chart Courtesy: Finnovate

Nehal says, "It is crucial to periodically review and rebalance based on market conditions as well as the vicinity of their goals. The key is to align the products with the needs and risk profile of investors."