The Genius was not a philosopher but a man of logic, and reason.
It is what you need to achieve your goals.
But, what is your goal?
How do you differentiate your financial goals and life goals?
Do you think you know your financial goals?
If you are very sure, think again!
You want to give your children a quality education, is it a life goal or a financial goal?
Today, we have commercialized almost everything.
Even some of the personal skill-specific goals like learning to swim can be learnt only through classes.
Do you want to get fit? Pay a premium and join a gym or a fitness Boot camp. There’s a reason, it supports the overall economic system.
Now we’re caught too caught up in this system and often deviate from the financial goals that matter to us.
But in this article-cum-guide, you will find the easiest way to identify and prioritize your financial goals.
Not just that but you are also going to discover how to achieve them.
1.Categorize
2. Prioritize
3. Strategize and
4. Implement the strategy
I’ll give you the tricks on how to review the strategy as a bonus at the end.
Without further ado, let’s get started!
Categorizing your goals is often mind-numbing!
As I mentioned above, there are too many factors simultaneously influencing the achievability of your goals. And when there are too many factors, they will cause your financial plan to derail.
Although a professional financial planner’s advice would be helpful, a financial planner can only understand so much as you tell them.
But don’t worry; by the end of this section, you will have two things—a better understanding of your financial goals—and a list of prioritized goals in your hand—in 10 minutes or less.
Personal goals, professional goals, life goals and what not! You can find every other goal under the tree of financial goals. In this section, we’ll focus on understanding the nature of your goals.
With this approach, you will be able to see all your goals in financial perspective as achievable objectives rather than a distant dream.
What Is a Spectrum of Financial Goals?
Like the colours in a spectrum, each goal is similar to another goal but unique at the same time.
Some goals are pure financial goals, whereas some are not entirely a financial goal but rely on its purpose and time.
The word SMART stands for Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant and Timely.
The list of goals that satisfies these criteria is the SMART spectrum. And any goal which you can bring in this list is well within your potential to achieve them.
Let’s get SMART!
For example: If you want to buy a house, say:
Specific: Your goals, be it pure financial or hybrid goals, should be specific. Be specific about the financial need, time need and in other goal influencing factors like region, rules and regulations, economy status, etc.
Now, check whether the example quoted above is specific.
Measurable: One common thing about financial goals is that they need money and money is quantifiable. See the quoted example again.
What kind of flat? 3BHK.
What should be the worth? 2crores.
In how many years? 7 years.
Give your financial goals measurable numbers and values. Never use the word “around” or “at least”.
Achievable: Set Achievable financial goals. It is as simple as that. Since you are going to target sure-shot financial goals, you are not going to aim high and settle for less.
For a house worth of 2 crores in 7 years, you will need to save nothing less than ₹25 lakhs/year; assuming your savings will give a 12% return.
If this is possible for you, you are good to go. You have an achievable financial goal.
Relevant: One of the simplest yet vital steps. Make your financial goals relevant to your life and dreams.
If you are going to settle in Bangalore for the rest of your life, would a 3BHK in ECR, Chennai make any sense?
Define your financial goals from your dreams and then align your financial plans towards it, your financial goals will be automatically relevant.
Timely: Time, like money, is a core factor. You probably won’t need a house now, especially when you can rent a comfortable house for a cheaper price.
So you can take some time to achieve it since it is not going to affect the achievement of your other financial goals.
On the other hand, you cannot afford to lose time in your child’s education. You should plan for that financial goal before other financial goals.
The checklist shown here is to demonstrate what we saw above with examples. You will find an updated checklist at the end of every step in this guide.
| S.No. | Spectrum of Financial Goals | SMART Financial Goal |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paying off debts | Pay off all debts (₹15 lakhs) in 6 years |
| 2 | Buying Own House | Save ₹2crore in 12 years, for a 3BHK home in ECR, Chennai. |
| 3 | 1-year Emergency Fund | Save ₹6 lakhs for Emergency Fund in 3 years, to use in case if there is NO income for 1 year. |
| 4 | Upgrading Car | Exchange and replace the old car with a new one worth ₹15 lakhs in 5 years |
| 5 | Financial Independence | Attain financial independence in 18 years by investing with a holistic financial plan |
| 6 | Children’s Wedding | Save ₹8 lakhs for children’s wedding expenses in 4 years |
| 7 | Revamp House | Save ₹2 lakhs to revamp house in 3 years |
| 8 | Child’s Education Fund | Save ₹30 lakhs for child’s higher education in 15 years |
Checklist Update 1: List all your financial goals in terms of SMART Financial Goals as shown in the above checklist.
So, let’s take one step further to add financial goal time period to the formula.
As you already know, typically financial goals are classified based on the time period taken to achieve them. It, in fact, means time period taken to accumulate the funds required to achieve your financial goal.
This will be quick!
i) Short Term Financial goals
ii) Medium Term Financial goals
iii) Long Term Financial goals
These are some of the short-term financial goals in terms of finances.
Great things start small. Setting short term financial goals is crucial in achieving your long term financial goals, as these prepare you for achieving them.
As you can see some of these short term financial goals are the base for your long term financial goals.
The financial goals that require between 5-7 years to achieve come under the medium term category.
Some of the examples of medium-term financial goals are,
Most of the medium term financial goals are standalone financial goals, which do not act as reinforcement to your other financial goals. However, some of these financial goals are also inevitable and must be achieved, one way or other.
Long term financial goals are your life goals. These financial goals take a time period of at least 7 or more years to achieve. Long term financial goals are not too many, but they are very important. Common examples of long term financial goals include,
Although, since we are listing the financial goals in terms of the time period, some short term financial goals could be a medium-term financial goal for others. Make adjustments as necessary to the position of your financial goals in your checklist.
Your free financial goals’ checklist is shown in the table below.
| S.No. | Spectrum of Financial Goals | Terms of Financial Goals: Years |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paying off debts | MediumTerm: 6 years |
| 2 | Buying Own House | Long Term: 12 years |
| 3 | 1-year Emergency Fund | Short Term : 3 years |
| 4 | Upgrading Car | Medium Term: 5 years |
| 5 | Financial Independence | Long Term: 18 years |
| 6 | Children’s Wedding | Short Term: 4 years |
| 7 | Revamp House | Short Term : 3 years |
| 8 | Child’s Education Fund | Long Term: 15 years |
Checklist Update 2: Add terms of the financial goals to your checklist of all the SMART financial goals.
Technically, prioritizing your financial goals is the third step of categorizing your financial goals.
But the significance of prioritizing your financial goals in relation to listing them is very big. And it deserves its own segment for the depth we’re going to discover now.
Keep Your Most Important Financial Goals, First:
As cliché as it sounds, we should take the traditional “Needs before Wants” approach; we can add our smart twist to it later.
All the financial goals, be it of any category, are either your needs or wants.
Needs are your top priority!
Needs: These are the financial goals that are necessary to keep the balance of your life. These are inevitable responsibilities that cannot be avoided and should be your first priority.
For example Children education fund, emergency fund, buying Own house, becoming debt free, etc.
Wants: On the other hand, wants are the financial goals that you wish for. Though some wants can effectively improve the quality of life, the proper functioning of your life does not depend on them.
For example: Buying a luxury car, an extravagant wedding for children, a vacation house, etc.
In this manner, separate your needs from wants from the list of the spectrum of SMART financial goals. Here’s the list of the spectrum of SMART financial goals, with a distinct separation between your needs and your wants.
| S.No. | Spectrum of Financial Goals | Priority | Terms of Financial Goals in Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-year Emergency Fund | Need | Short Term | 3 years |
| 2 | Revamp House | Want | 3 years | |
| 3 | Children’s Wedding | Need | 4 years | |
| 4 | Upgrading Car | Want | Medium Term | 5 years |
| 5 | Paying off debts | Need | 6 years | |
| 6 | Buying Own House | Need | Long Term | 12 years |
| 7 | Child’s Education Fund | Need | 15 years | |
| 8 | Financial Independence | Want | 18 years | |
Checklist Update 3: In your checklist, under each term of financial goals, mention priority. Name it whether it’s a ‘Need’ or a ‘Want’.
Since needs are the top priority, they are placed above the wants.
But, are all needs equally important? If they are, which one will you focus on first?
Read the next-gen twist to it below!
The Weighted Priority of Financial Goals:
The weighted priority technique is so simple, yet so effective one.
Assign numbers to your financial goals on a scale of 1-10. On which 10 means the highest priority and 1 lowest priority.
And unlike gravity, the financial goal with the highest weight stays on top and the lesser weight below it and so on.
When assigning priority, I recommend you to write down the financial goals list as grouped in the checklist we have seen in the previous section.
| S.No. | Spectrum of Financial Goals | Priority: Weight | in Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Term Financial Goals | ||||
| 1 | 1-year Emergency Fund | Need | 8 | 3 years |
| 2 | Children’s Wedding | 6 | 4 years | |
| 3 | Revamp House | Want | 5 | 3 Years |
| Medium Term Financial Goals | ||||
| 4 | Paying off debts | Need | 9 | 6 years |
| 5 | Upgrading Car | Want | 4 | 5 years |
| Long Term Financial Goals | ||||
| 6 | Child’s Education Fund | Need | 10 | 15 years |
| 7 | Buying Own House | 8 | 12 years | |
| 8 | Financial Independence | Want | 5 | 18 years |
Checklist Update 4: After separating as ‘Needs’ and ‘Wants’, add priority weight (on a scale of 1-10) to each financial goal in the checklist as shown above.
See the checklist above updated with weighted priority for the list of financial goals we’ve been seeing.
Improvise
When you assign priority to your financial goals, also write down the purpose of your financial goal.
Ask yourself why you need/want it. And then write down your reason next to the financial goal. This will help your weight to be more accurate as per your need.
I suggest you write down the consequences of not attaining that financial goal.
Once you assign a weight to all the financial goals under needs and wants in all the three categories of financial goals, rearrange them.
The rearrangement should be in the order of highest priority first descending down to lowest priority at the last. Follow this arrangement of financial goals in all the categories. Note: You should also note that you should not mix your financial goals under needs and wants while rearranging. Always keep the needs separate and above the wants.
See the checklist below to see the final form of our checklist, with spaces for the purpose of the financial goal.
| S.No. | Spectrum of Financial Goals | Priority: Weight | in Years | Purpose of Financial goal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short Term Financial Goals | |||||
| 1 | 1-year Emergency Fund | Need | 8 | 3 years | |
| 2 | Children’s Wedding | 6 | 4 years | ||
| 3 | Revamp House | Want | 5 | 3 Years | |
| Medium Term Financial Goals | |||||
| 4 | Paying off debts | Need | 9 | 6 years | |
| 5 | Upgrading Car | Want | 4 | 5 years | |
| Long Term Financial Goals | |||||
| 6 | Child’s Education Fund | Need | 10 | 15 years | |
| 7 | Buying Own House | 8 | 12 years | ||
| 8 | Financial Independence | Want | 5 | 18 years | |
Checklist Update 5: While adding priority weight, write down the purpose of each SMART financial goal and their importance. It allows you to give more accurate priority value.
However, I recommend writing down the purpose of your financial goal before adding the priority weight to the checklist.
How long did it take? 10 minutes? Less?
Your financial goals are categorized, prioritized and you even know the honest answers to why you want to achieve them—read the purpose column of your checklist.
So what are you waiting for, let’s develop a strategy to achieve them too!
Having a list of clearly defined financial goals is a start.
But, you need an investment strategy to achieve them.
Though there are ‘ready-made’ investment instruments—ULIPs for example—their effectiveness is questionable.
It has also been proven many times that they are “Unfit” to help you achieve your financial goals.
Read: Why You Should Surrender Your ULIP Policy?
For this major reason, you need a customised investment strategy.
You are not an average individual to invest in ready-made instruments made for averages. You are a unique individual with unique financial goals.
You need a strategy that is as unique as your financial goals.
So why not prepare one for yourself?
Have you ever asked your friend or a colleague how much he spends on his child’s education?
They spend. They spend a lot. But how much do they spend?
| Particulars to Enquire | Enter The Answers in ₹ |
|---|---|
| What stream is his child studying? | |
| Which year is he studying in? | |
| What was the admission expense? | |
| Did the expense increase every year? | |
| Is there any scholarship available? |
Next time when you enquire about something, start asking specific questions.
Look at the cost from the end consumers’ point of view. The cost that appears on the bill is always higher than advertised. Start collecting legitimate data—practical data.
Do it for all the financial goals you have listed as per priority.
Calculate the sum of all the costs for each financial goal group viz. Short term, Medium-term, and Long term.
| S.No | Spectrum of Financial Goals | in Years | Today’s Cost of Goal ₹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Term Financial Goals | |||
| 1 | 1-year Emergency Fund | 3 years | |
| 2 | Children’s Wedding | 4 years | |
| 3 | Revamp House | 3 years | |
| Medium Term Financial Goals | |||
| 4 | Paying off debts | 6 years | |
| 5 | Upgrading Car | 5 years | |
| Long Term Financial Goals | |||
| 6 | Child’s Education Fund | 15 years | |
| 7 | Buying Own House | 12 years | |
| 8 | Financial Independence | 18 years | |
b> Do the necessary groundwork. Find today’s value of all your financial goals.
This sum is your requirement to achieve all your financial goals but in today’s value.
Besides being a part of the investment strategy, this step also serves another purpose. It gives you a finite number, a clear target.
It will help you focus more on achieving your financial goals effortlessly.
However, considering the inflation element, a new corpus figure should be calculated from this existing figure.
Inflation is going to increase the value of all your financial goals year after year.
But that’s only one half of it.
You have to find financial goal-specific inflation for your financial goals.
Failing to do this is one of the most common causes coming up with a wrong corpus figure
Fact: Inflation will have a different effect on different set of products and services.
But we always tend to overlook this simple fact. We proceed to calculate the future value of financial goals with the average inflation rate.
There are many sectors with their respective inflation rates that contribute to the overall inflation rate. It is this overall rate mentioned everywhere when talking about inflation.
Hence, if you take the average inflation rate, it might not be always precise.
For example: If you are buying a car worth of ₹15 lakh today, for the same in 5 years you cannot assume the average inflation.
In 5 years the average inflation could be 4% but the automobile industrycould average at 6%.
So the figure will be like,
| Type | Inflation Rate | Car price |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Avg. Inflation | 4 % | ₹18.9 lakhs (in 5 years) |
| Specific Avg. Inflation | 6 % | ₹20.8 lakhs (in 5 years) |
If you think the difference is small, consider the accumulation of such errors in all of your financial goals.
As said above, find financial goal specific inflation and adjust the cost of your financial goals as per their inflation rate. Do it for the number of years required to achieve each financial goal.
| S.No | Spectrum of Financial Goals | in Years | Today’s Cost of Goal ₹ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Term Financial Goals | |||
| 1 | 1-year Emergency Fund | 3 years | |
| 2 | Children’s Wedding | 4 years | |
| 3 | Revamp House | 3 years | |
| Medium Term Financial Goals | |||
| 4 | Paying off debts | 6 years | |
| 5 | Upgrading Car | 5 years | |
| Long Term Financial Goals | |||
| 6 | Child’s Education Fund | 15 years | |
| 7 | Buying Own House | 12 years | |
| 8 | Financial Independence | 18 years | |
Checklist Update 7: Calculate the future value of your financial goals using their respective present value, goal’s time horizon, and inflation rate. You may download this Financial Goals Excel Calculator.
Once you do it, find the sum of all your inflation-adjusted financial goal costs. To the resulting sum add a 10% buffer to the sum as uncertainty buffer. This figure will be your actual corpus requirement for all your financial goals in life.
With the precise corpus figure in hand, you can take a step forward in your progress.
Choosing the right asset proportions is a trivial process.
It is a two-step process,
i) Assess Risk Tolerance:
Since risk tolerance directly influences your financial decision making, you must consider risk tolerance.
But, how can you measure your risk tolerance? Is there a scale?
In a manner of speaking, yes.
But first you’d have to,
Understand Risk Tolerance:
When I say Risk Tolerance, I do not mean,
“How much money are you willing to lose?”
Often, for the first time investors, that’s how it sounds like. It is a big misconception.
A proper assessment of risk tolerance involves discovering how you feel about taking calculated financial risks and how your financial stability supports it.
If you are very open to risks but your financial stability (as in risk management) is weak, it is a financial suicide. It would not matter how strong you feel when things go bad, especially when you have responsibilities.
On the other hand, you may have built your risk management to perfection. But if you’re not mentally prepared for taking a calculated risk, there’s a chance you could falter midway.
How to Assess Your Risk Tolerance?
When it comes to financial stability during times of turbulence, these are the things you should consider.
These 5 points make up your immunity to financial risks:
These things are quantifiable and can be achieved objectively. I suggest you read these articles before proceeding below for the risk tolerance assessment.
See the table below and give yourself a score for the factors you have taken care of.
| Risk Tolerance Assessment Chart | ||
|---|---|---|
| Risk Factor | Max Score | Your Score |
| Life Insurance | 30 | |
| Health Insurance | 20 | |
| Emergency Fund | 20 | |
| Debt Status | 20 | |
| Property Insurance | 10 | |
| Your Risk Tolerance Score =/100 | ||
That being said and done, your mental or emotional strength to risks is not quantifiable. There is no scale or caliper to measure it.
However, it always improves with guidance and a gradual increase in exposure to taking calculated risks over time.
Here’s 7 Psychology Hacks for Investors to help them improve their mental strength to achieve their financial goals.
Make use of this article. And don’t miss out on opportunities that could help achieve your financial goals better.
Once you know your risk tolerance levels, wait a moment to choose the risk asset allocation ratio.
ii) Make a Mixed Asset Allocation Plan:
Asset allocation for investments is usually chosen between debt asset and equity asset classes.
Debt investment instruments are safer than equity instruments. The returns on these instruments are in the range of 8-9%.
Even though the returns at these rates are excellent for short term financial goals; they are not as impressive in the long term.
Equity instruments, on the other hand, yield better returns in the long term.
Equity investments can fetch you a return of 12%-15% on average in the long-term. Yet, they are not ideal for short-term financial goals.
So what to choose?
Depending on risk tolerance and the time horizon of financial goals, the asset allocation ratio can be determined.
| Asset Allocation For Financial Goals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Risk Score | Short-Term Goals | Long-Term Goals |
| 20%-40% | Savings Bank | PPF |
| Recurring Deposits | Gold | |
| 40%-60% | Fixed Deposits | Balanced Funds |
| Corporate FDs | ETFs | |
| 60%-100% | Liquid Debit Funds | Index Funds |
| Ultra Short-Term Funds | Equity Mutual Funds | |
| Short-Term Fund | Real Estate | |
| Fixed Maturity Plans | Stocks | |
The selection of investment instruments will also depend on the risk-return factor, liquidity, and tax implications.
Typically for an investor with good risk tolerance, their portfolio will contain 50%-60% in equity mutual funds and the remaining as debt funds.
If you are risk-averse, you should allocate more towards debt investment instruments and lesser on the equity instruments.
But since you are investing for long term financial goals as well, you can use equity investment for your benefit.
Each asset class offers a different rate of returns.
We decided the asset class ratio for your investments in the previous step.
Now, have a return expectation on each of the asset classes with the available data for the period you have chosen.
Having such expectations is crucial in projecting the progress of your strategy to achieve your financial goals. If any of the asset class underperforms, you can re-jig the asset allocation to mend the gap.
Hence, it should help you to have a calculated precise expectation of each asset class. With this return expectation, you can calculate the return on your portfolio.
In general, you can expect a return of 8%-9% in debt investments and 12%-15% in equity mutual fund investments. However, real estate and gold and other physical asset investment return expectations are very unpredictable.
With these 4 steps—Starting from assessing today’s cost of financial goals to “Expecting a return”—your strategy is ready.
It is time now you give life to your financial plan now.
It is clear. You are going to invest in equity funds as allocated above.
SIP is your best instrument or for any salaried employee.
3 things–decide and follow them in this phase of your financial plan to achieve your financial goals.
You have your financial goals in place and the strategy to achieve them in place. It is time for the BIG question.
“How much should I invest in SIP?”
The answer to this question varies, obviously, to every person. But it always depends on two factors.
Remember when you set a return expectation on your portfolio?
Yes, your expectation is your key to decide on how much to SIP.
Since you have already calculated the corpus for each of your financial goals, and asset allocation, calculating how much to invest becomes very simple.
You can use this Mutual Fund Calculator to find how much to invest every month to reach your financial goals’ corpus.
However, these two factors seen-above are necessary for choosing your SIP rate. They are like the two sides of a balancing scale.
For Example:
Let’s say you have a financial goal of buying your first own house in 12 years. Its cost is₹50 Lakhs as on today.
You can increase your investment rate by increasing your income—in case if income is sufficient—on one side.
On the other side, you can make adjustments to certain aspects of your financial goal without giving up the financial goal.
For instance: If you have a financial goal of family vacation trip twice a year, you can make it once a year trip. In this way, your contribution to investments can be increased.
As we have seen before, for long-term financial goals SIP in equity mutual funds is the way to go.
It is in the sweet spot of investments since it yields higher returns with options to balance and neutralise the risks.
However, a question arises whether to opt for separate SIP for each long-term financial goal or a common pool SIP for all your long-term financial goals.
Here’s a simple question to give you the right answer.
A separate internet connection for all your devices like Smartphones, computer, laptops, smart TVs and Gaming console—or—common Hi-speed internet connection shared by all the devices over Wi-Fi?
Which one is easy and effective?
You get the point, right?
Centralize your investment.
For example: In the case of multiple SIPs, if any one of the priority SIPs lags in performance as projected, the first thing that comes to mind is to compensate it with the returns from performing SIP.
How long do you think you can compensate between SIPs?
Common SIPs yield the same returns as the multiple SIPs do, then why go for the stressful option?
The reason: One major reason for people to choose the multiple SIP investment option is; it allows them to invest according to the financial goal specific inflation rate.
Separate SIPs for separate financial goals, for separate inflation rates. Isn’t it too much to handle?
Remember the ‘financial goal specific inflation rate’ in “Step 2” under Chapter III “Strategic Preparation”?
Common SIP is not so common but is always the wise option to choose.
A good exit strategy from your investment is as important as a good investment strategy.
What does that mean?
You might ask “why would I need an exit strategy if I have already made the money I need?”
But remember, equity investments are highly volatile and fluid. Trying to come out of it would be like trying to come to a halt while driving downhill at high speed.
Let’s understand this better with an example.
For Example: Say you have been investing for almost 12 years now. You have successfully accumulated more than ₹50 lakhs by investing through SIP in mutual funds.
Now all that is left to realize your financial goal of buying your first own house is the payment and registration.
At this point, you can just withdraw your investment as a single payout and proceed with buying right?
That could work if you have invested in any other investment instrument.
It is not the same if you are dealing with equity investments and investment value as big as ₹50 lakhs.
What if the stock market crashes by say 38% in just a few weeks as your financial goal is due in 6 months?
Would you still be comfortable to withdraw?
Withdrawals for long-term financial goals are decisions that carry too much weight. It could make you question or regret your decision even after taking the right decision.
This is where a reverse SIP becomes prominent.
That is, an SWP.
SWP stands for Systematic Withdrawal Plan, in which you withdraw your funds gradually in parts to mitigate the risks.
SWP also takes away any turbulence in these big financial decisions. It makes sure that it is not a one-time decision taken in a whim but a well thought and executed phase.
So how can you SWP your investment?
SWP works best with fund transfers from your equity mutual fund to a low-risk debt fund over a course of several months. It gives you the same benefit as a SIP.
Follow these simple steps to realize your financial goal as you get close to finally achieving it:
This strategy can be followed for any financial goal. You only have to plan it at least a 24 months ahead.
In a different take, you can also implement this strategy to your retirement plan to get regular monthly income. This way, you can get the best out of your retirement corpus.
Once you decide on a solid withdrawal plan for your financial goal, we have just one more thing left.
Your bonus!
Review is a lifelong process. A periodic review of your investments is as important as making a strategy.
Mandatory: Review your investments on a biyearly basis, i.e. twice—every 6 months— in a financial year.
Apart from the mandatory two reviews every financial year, a review is necessary for any change in the status quo of your personal finance.
Your financial goals may change. You may want to retire early. Your spouse may have started earning. You may have started a new business and it is doing well. Any such significant change to your personal finance status should be reviewed for its impact on your financial plan.
For example: Your current car is in excellent condition than expected, hence the financial goal of buying a new car can be postponed.
Your Son/Daughter may feel emotionally ready and think it is the right time to start a new life. So, you’ll need to advance the wedding savings financial goals.
You can identify changes such as these and can make an effective course correction in advance with periodic reviews.
To simply put, regular review of your financial plan makes the financial goals achievable.
Important: Achievement of your financial goal is not in the magnitude of your investments but in the consistency of your investments and reviews.
Your dreams are only dreams until you write them down. Then they are financial goals.
Spend 10 minutes—prepare a SMART checklist—they transform into objectives. Prepare the strategy, they transform into achievable objectives. Implement it, you are in the game.
Reckless investors perish. But the one with a solid financial plan wins every single time. You can indulge in your thoughts forever on how to make a financial plan—or roll up your sleeves and make one.
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The word SMART stands for Specific Measurable Achievable Relevant and Timely.
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