Wait Till Budget To Start New SIPs?

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Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, (external link) a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries:

Ranjan Das: Hope you are doing well in this adverse situation.

I am a regular follower of your articles published on Rediff.com.

I need your valuable suggestion for creating a corpus of Rs 1 crore in the next 8-10 years.

I have started monthly SIPs totalling Rs 6,000 in 2019 in the following funds. I have also made a lump sum investment of of Rs 1 lakh in 2019.

I seek your advice to invest an additional Rs 10,000 per month via SIP.

Which are the best funds I should go for? Also, please suggest if I should continue with the current funds to reach my target corpus.

Mutual Funds	Plan	Amount
HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund	Growth	Rs 2,000
SBI Blue Chip Fund	Direct	Rs 2,000
HDFC Capital Builder Value Fund	Growth	Rs 2,000
HDFC Balanced Advantage Fund	Growth	Rs 1 lakh, lump sum

Omkeshwar Singh: You may just add one fund -- Axis ESG Equity Fund.

To reach a corpus of Rs 1 crore in 10 years, a SIP amount of Rs 40,000 will be required.

Do plan accordingly.

Abhishek Gupta: Hope you are doing well.

I am looking for the best performing ELSS fund in the last 3-5 years.

I plan to invest Rs 5,000 per month via SIP.

I am 39 years old and have very recently started investing in MFs with the aim of generating a corpus of Rs 2 crores by the time I turn 55.

Other than MF, I invest in PPF and plan to start NPS soon.

I am currently investing in the mutual funds listed below.

Any other suggestion like a good flexicap fund or any other?

Given the market condition, should I wait for few months to start new SIP?

Mutual Funds	Plan	Amount
Axis Focused 25 Direct	Growth	Rs 3,500
Axis MidCap Direct	Growth	Rs 3,000
Axis Bluechip Direct	Growth	Rs 6,000
SBI Magnum Midcap Direct	Growth	Rs 2,000

Omkeshwar Singh: In the flexicap category, you may consider UTI Flexi Cap or PPFAS Flexi Cap, growth option.

There is no need to wait. In case you do want to wait, please wait till the Budget, but not beyond that.

Shubham Singhania: Hello Sir. Wish you are in good health!

You are doing tremendous work and I follow a lot of your advice.

I would like to share my family's SIP portfolio to get your review.

We have a minimum horizon of 10 years.

Father (50 years):

Mutual Funds	Amount
Axis Midcap Fund	Rs 5,000
Canara Robeco Bluechip Equity	Rs 2,500
ICICI Prudential Technology Fund	Rs 5,000
Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund	Rs 2,500

Mother (50 years)

Mutual Funds	Amount
ICICI Prudential Technology Fund	Rs 4,000
Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund	Rs 2,500
PPFAS Flexi Cap Fund	Rs 5,000
PGIM India Global Equity Opportunities Fund	Rs 4,000
Quant Active Fund	Rs 4,000
Quant Small Cap Fund	Rs 2,500

Myself (25 years)

Mutual Funds	Amount
Axis Midcap Fund	Rs 5,000
Axis Small Cap Fund	Rs 5,000
Nippon India Growth Fund	Rs 5,000
Invesco India Mid Cap Fund	Rs 5,000
Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund	Rs 2,500

Sister (20 years)

Mutual Funds	Amount
Kotak Small Cap Fund	Rs 5,000
Invesco India Mid Cap Fund	Rs 2,500
Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund	Rs 2,500
PPFAS Flexi Cap Fund	Rs 5,000
PGIM India Flexi Cap Fund	Rs 2,500

I have recently closed these SIPs; should I restart any of them?

Mutual Funds

HDFC Mid-Cap Opportunities Fund

Sundaram Rural and Consumption Fund

IDFC Flexi Cap Fund

IDFC Sterling Fund

Nippon India Small Cap Fund

Please suggest any additions or deductions.

Omkeshwar Singh: Please continue for all of you. As for the funds you have discontinued, let them remain discontinued.

Rakesh Thakur: I am 56 years old, have available funds of Rs 60 lakhs which I want to use in SWP MF scheme to earn 50k/month immediately and also see a decent growth for next 15 years please. Thanks.

Omkeshwar Singh: You may consider the below basket (20% of corpus for investment and 20% of SWP amount from each)

Mutual Funds	Plan	Per cent
Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund	Growth option	20
Canara Robeco Equity Hybrid Fund	Growth	20
Motilal Oswal Equity Hybrid Fund	Growth	20
Union Balanced Advantage Fund	Growth	20
Tata Balanced Advantage Fund	Growth	20

Gaurang Pathak: Where should I invest my savings for regular income after retirement?

Omkeshwar Singh: You should have a combination of debt (banking, PSUs, gilts and corporate bonds) and a balanced advantage hybrid fund with a SWP option.

Rahul Singh: I am 34. I started SIP in MFs since 2019 and presently contribute a total of Rs 25,000 monthly:

I will be increasing my monthly SIP. Is there any other fund which I should invest in? Or should I keep going with the same?

Mutual Funds	Plan
1. Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip	Direct growth
2. Mirae Asset Tax saver	Direct growth
3. SBI Banking & Financial Services
4. SBI Small Cap
5. Franklin India Feeder US Opportunities
6. Mirae Asset NYSE Fang + ETF Fund of Fund

Omkeshwar Singh: Don't add any more, these are good funds. If you want to increase in these funds only, avoid sectoral funds.

Rushabh Shah: I am 37 years and am investing in these mutual fund via a monthly SIP.

SIPs for funds 4 to 13 and 15 to 19 have been discontinued.

Request your valuable guidance.

Mutual Funds	Plan	Amount
1. Kotak Emerging Equity		Rs 5,000
2. Mirae Asset Large Cap Fund		Rs 3,000
3. Canara Robeco Emerging Equities	Direct Plan- Growth	Rs 3,000
4. Axis Long Term Equity Fund	Direct Plan- Growth
5. Aditya Birla Sun life Dynamic Bond Fund
6. HDFC Housing Opportunities Fund	Growth
7. SBI Equity Hybrid Fund	Direct Growth
8. SBI Blue Chip Fund	Direct Growth
9. ICICI Prudential All Seasons Bond Fund	Direct Growth
10. Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund	Direct Growth
11. Invesco India Growth Opportunities Fund	Direct Growth
12. UTI Midcap Fund Growth Option
13. IDBI India Top 100 Equity Fund
14. SBI Magnum Gilt Fund	Direct Growth
15. Axis Bluechip Fund	Direct Plan	Rs 5,000
16. SBI Magnum Midcap Fund	Direct Growth
17. SBI Equity Hybrid Fund	Regular Growth
18. SBI Magnum Midcap Fund	Regular Growth
19. UTI Flexi Cap Fund	Growth Option- Direct
20. ICICI Prudential Value Discovery Fund	Growth

Omkeshwar Singh: 1 to 3 are fine. Instead of 15, continue with 19.

Nandan Babu: I'm 49 years old and want to start investing in mutual funds.

Till date, my investments are either in real estate or gold. Now, I would like to start with some investments to secure my retirement.

Since I'm completely new to the subject, kindly do suggest and guide me as to which mutual funds I should invest in initially for better results.

If you can help me with the process, I would be very grateful.

Omkeshwar Singh:

You may consider the below basket

Mutual Funds	Plan	Per cent
Edelweiss Balanced Advantage Fund	Growth option	20
Canara Robeco Equity Hybrid Fund	Growth	20
Motilal Oswal Equity Hybrid Fund	Growth	20
Union Balanced Advantage Fund	Growth	20
Tata Balanced Advantage Fund	Growth	20

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