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As they say “save money and money will save you”, but saving money involves some techniques in order to save on taxes and other expenditure. Financial Planning is not only limited to just saving money but it covers tax shield, education planning, cash flow management, investment planning, retirement planning, risk management and insurance planning, estate planning , tax planning, business succession planning.

Financial planning requires an in-depth knowledge of law and regulations related to financial transaction and income as the base of any financial planning is governing regulations and current financial policies in the country. These financial regulations keep on changing on regular basis and one needs to keep track of the same in order to apply the same in financial planning process.

Be advised to consult any financial planner for your financial planning process.

As financial planner or financial advisor is a practicing professional who helps people deal with various personal financial issues through proper planning and management. Financial adviser has detailed knowledge of government regulations and grants which can be helpful in the process of financial planning.

How to Start? Financial planning starts with setting up a goal, for example if your monthly income is 5000 bugs then what percentage of this money you would like to save in minimum risk venture like banks and what amount of money should be exposed to high risk venture like stock and shares this decision depends on your current and future needs for money. Any financial planner should examine the current and future need and financial obligations of the clients. Financial Planner must analyse different investment and insurance policies in order to cope with the clients’ requirements.

Financial planning with the help of a financial planner or financial adviser shouldn’t consider an overhead as it may save money and can provide extreme benefits in the future. Many people who were facing anxiety of fulfilling their financial obligations earlier feel peace of mind after consulting a financial planner or advisor. Many businesses take professional opinion of financial advisors on regular basis or they hire any financial planner to manage all their assets and liabilities so that business owners can focus on other areas of business also.

Financial planning involves different sequenced steps in order to make this process successful and beneficial. First step starts with deciding the long and short term financial obligations of the client and deciding the current amount needs to be invested to pay such obligations. Another big aspect is of risk management, people often want high level of returns with low amount of risk associated. However any financial planner of financial advisor may know that risk and return run direct proportionally.

There is certain number of financial method to avoid any undue risk associated with the investment and few financial tools like mutual funds and ULIPS can be considered fairly good investment option to any investor. However financial planner must look in to the client’s willingness and level of risk acceptance. People often invest their money in high risk venture expecting a high return on the same but in case of any loss they blame financial planner which is totally incorrect and in appropriate.  Financial planners should also take proper consent before making any venture with high level of risks associated. Financial planning give businesses space for future and protect them against the harsh conditions of the economy and in business they say “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail”.

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How should I select a “true professional financial planner” who will help me get my financial plan, and provide me unbiased advice?

The answer to this question is simple.

Check the capability of the individual or the organization that you wish to hire as your financial planner. Ask some few simple questions such as:

A) What is the business model of the company? How does it earn its revenues?
B) What is the process that they would follow in building the financial plan? Have a look at a sample plan.
C) What is the team size? Their experience and qualifications?
D) Are their recommendations based on solid research or driven by commissions?
E) How long has the individual or the organization been in business? How many clients have they made financial plans for?
F) Can they give references of existing clients with whom you can speak?

Do a detailed discussion with your prospective financial planner.

Once you are satisfied on all these parameters, then go ahead and sign him up as your financial planner.

What all should a financial plan do for you?
A comprehensive financial plan should help you set the following things right:
i) Protection requirements and how to meet them
ii) Emergency fund planning
iii) Your goals (Retirement, asset purchase, children’s needs, etc) and the money that you would require to achieve them.
iv) Detailed cash flows to help you understand the movement in your plan
v) View on your current investments
vi) How should your investments be spread into various assets in line with your risk taking capacity
vii) Investment Recommendations

What should be the cost of your plan?
We saw in the previous article the various ways that you would have to pay for a financial plan (including in some cases where there is no charge).

Investors often tend to associate the cost that they are willing to pay for a plan with the amount that they are going to invest. That is not correct. The price that you pay for getting your plan built is not just about the investment that you are going to make. You should look at the overall benefit that the exercise is going to bring to you in terms of how efficiently you would manage your personal finances with respect to all the points that have been mentioned above.

Word of caution:
Do not decide your financial planner purely on the basis of who is going to charge you the least fees. Please understand there are no free lunches. And to build a financial plan which is comprehensive and takes into account all your requirements, a premium charge will have to be paid.

Also, while a CFP is a desirable qualification, the absence of it may not be the most appropriate reason to not select your planner. The approach and the expertise matter a lot. Take into account the other questions as mentioned above.

Conclusion

It is important to do financial planning but it is equally important to hire the right financial planner. The value that the planner can add to managing your personal finances is going to far outpace the fee that you pay. So go ahead and create your financial plan today!

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