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If Portfolio Optimization Promises Outstanding Returns, Wouldn’t You Take It

If Portfolio Optimization Promises Outstanding Returns, Wouldn’t You Take It?

by Holistic Leave a Comment | Filed Under: Portfolio

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Here’s A Surefire Way to Optimize Your Portfolio

“Float like a Butterfly, Sting like a Bee”

—Said the boxing legend, Muhammad Ali.

I suggest your investment portfolio should do the same.

You might ask, what does boxing have to do with portfolio optimization?

Investments, like any PERFORMANCE sport, have everything to do with the investor’s psychology and investment behavior.

Behavior influences portfolio performance more than anything else.

Table of Contents:

    1. The Investment Mindset
    2. The Right Investment Mindset
    3. Word of Caution to Keep Your Portfolio Optimized

  • Misdirecting Scenario 1: The Diversification Confusion
  • Misdirecting Scenario 2: Biased Product Marketing
  • Misdirecting Scenario 3: On A Well-Wisher’s Advice
  • 4. Optimize Your Investment Portfolio
    i) Identify Your Financial Goals
    ii) Selection by Elimination Technique

  • Elimination Factor 1
  • Elimination Factor 2
  • 5. Time To Act Now

The Investment Mindset

At some point, we all have been told or often shown: “Bigger is better”

We are hardwired to believe it.

Consider two portfolios: both having investments of ₹1 Crore each.

‘Portfolio 1’ has the ₹1 crore spread across 35 instruments, whereas ‘Portfolio 2’ has invested only in 8 chosen instruments.

Which portfolio do you think would be optimal to reach the financial goals?

You’re right if your answer was portfolio 2.
the investment mindsetIt is because portfolio 1 would have diluted your effective return on investment—for the same risk!

Yet, we see hundreds, if not thousands, of investors choosing to spread their investments in a variety of instruments.

Unfortunately, “See the best investment opportunity? Let me add it to my portfolio” has become the norm today.

It is a reflection of the underlying lack of investment discipline.

The Right Investment Mindset

Your investment portfolio should be as simple as possible, goal-focused and have the basics right.

But what’s happening is the opposite and often disappointing.

If someone receives a Lumpsum today, the first thing they do is to think,

“Where can I park this money?”

But, imagine you are receiving a lump sum amount today. Would you just park the money or would you invest it for your financial goals?

This decision will make the difference between a disciplined investor and a name’s sake investor.

But before we jump straight into the optimization techniques, I feel it is very important for you to know what made your portfolio less efficient.

Here’s a word of caution to be aware and keep your portfolio optimized at all times.

Word of Caution to Keep Your Portfolio Optimized

Having the right investment mindset is a start.

But not being aware of what caused the portfolio dilution could push it down into the pit of mediocrity again.

Here are the very common scenarios or triggers by which investors get carried away and lose investment direction and focus.

Misdirecting Scenario 1: The Diversification Confusion

One core reason lies in how we process this golden advice we receive.

You may have heard the mantra:

“Don’t keep all your eggs in one basket”

As smart as we are, we get that diversification is key.

However, there is a classic misinterpretation of financial information!

More investors still believe investing in as many best funds possible is better than investing in selectively chosen funds.

Strategic diversification is still a widely unknown idea.

For example, I once had this opportunity to review the portfolio of a self-managed amateur investor.

His self-made portfolio had investments in 45 different instruments. It comprised 21 Mutual Funds, 16 ULIPs, 6 Insurance plans and the rest in FDs.

Despite all these, his investment portfolio missed just one thing. His financial goals!

Most uninformed investors think that spreading their investments in a wide range of funds will proportionally minimize their risks.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t. They end up investing in a lot of funds, financial instruments and rest on the blind belief that they have minimized their risks.

The crucial thing about investment risks is that you can minimize risks only to an extent. A whole lot of investment risks can only be managed nor eliminated.

Misdirecting Scenario 2: Biased Product Marketing

Even though only the investor makes the final call to invest, it is not always their mistake.

It is because you didn’t make that decision to invest in any instrument. You have been persuaded to do it.

Take a look at some of the marketing taglines,

“Fixed Deposits Are Not Subject To Market Risks! Invest Now!”

“Insure Your Life Today With Guaranteed Income Benefits”

“Invest In X NFO, More Units for Lesser Price!”

“Invest In ‘X International Fund’. Diversify Your Portfolio With Exposure To Global Market!”

The first two taglines play on the investor’s fear factor, the second on their greed factor. The last one blends both fear and greed.

I do not mean that everyone is greed-driven. However, everyone is performance-driven.

These catchy words can lure anyone to cross the line and fall for greed without realizing it.

I suggest you read “Discover Which Financial Information Can Destroy or Save Your Investments”. It should help you in picking the right financial information and how to use them effectively.

Misdirecting Scenario 3: On A Well-wisher’s Advice

It is one of the most difficult and awkward scenarios.

Imagine you are sitting with your bank’s relationship manager. He has provided you with excellent service so far. And he’s now suggesting you invest in an insurance plan and how it can help you financially.

Even if you know your portfolio does not need this investment right now, it is not easy to politely decline their suggestions.

Many investors have bought those lousy products despite knowing that it is an unwanted investment.

Keep in mind; it’s not a suggestion, it’s a sale!

It is not always necessarily bank relationship managers. It could be any well-wisher or a trustworthy friend who is suggesting you invest in a product you do not need.

Regardless of who is suggesting, if the investment product is not right for your portfolio, decline their suggestions.

It is much easier if you can express your financial awareness while declining them.

Before you find yourself in such an awkward situation, read “Ask Your Bank Relationship Manager These Questions Before Investing”

These are some of the serious factors creating unwanted baggage in your portfolio which are otherwise easily avoidable.

If your portfolio has a wide range of unnecessary investments, consider asking yourself:

Does it support my financial goals?

Did I analyze the investment’s long-term prospects for my financial goals?

Does it complement my other investments financial goals in the best way possible?

Ask these questions before you invest in any financial instrument. It will give you enough traction to keep your portfolio optimized.

Optimize Your Investment Portfolio

Optimization is much of a transformation from one phase to the next than a one-time activity.

But as it progresses you will be able to see the working of your every investment.

To optimize your investment portfolio, you must:

i) Identify Your Financial Goals:

I do not mean making a list of financial goals but to understand them inside out.

How much does your goal cost today?

How much will it cost in the year you are planning to achieve it?

How many of them are short-term and how many are long-term goals?

Are there any two goals that need to be achieved in the same year?

Associate with it in financial and practical terms.

Your answer to these questions will tell you how well you have understood your financial goals. Make sure you get the details of your financial goals as precise as possible.

This article will help you in understanding your financial goals better”: “Achieve Your Financial Goals”. Check it out!

ii) Selection By Elimination Technique:

Once you have clearly defined financial goals, it should be easy for you to identify which investments are the right ones.

Let’s jump into the selection by elimination process:

Elimination Factor 1:

Pick an investment from your portfolio.

Does it support your financial goal?
Elimination Factor 1If your financial goal is due in, say 8 years, it is a long-term goal. Is this investment a good long-term investment instrument?

Is it an appropriate investment for your financial goal?

If yes, you are good to go. Keep the investment in your portfolio.

If not, get back the investments and invest them in the appropriate investment instrument.

A real-life Example:

Naren, a senior technical lead by profession, invested his capital gain from inheritance in a second real-estate plot.

He did this when his retirement corpus for financial freedom was still not achieved. And he was yet to figure out a way for his daughter’s wedding expenses.

Practically significant big long-term financial goals were awaiting him.

Naren was persuaded by his relatives about how it is always good to have more than one property. And it wasn’t hard for the real estate agents to convince him that it is the best and secure investment.

Naren was completely blindsided. He overlooked his two important financial goals for something that was not even necessary for him.

He got stuck into illiquidity of investment.

Was it the appropriate investment for Naren?

It’s not!

Here is a detailed analysis of “Why Real-Estate Investment is such a Wrong Choice?”

Even though Naren was fortunate to receive a Lumpsum, it did not make any difference in his financial life.

If you have such investments that mismatch with your financial goal, get rid of them as soon as possible.

It does not necessarily have to be a property investment. It can be a 20-year illiquid endowment insurance plan when you have financial goals lined up.

Check if the investment supports your financial goal.

If not, get back the investment, and invest it in the appropriate goal-focused investment.

Do the same eligibility factor check for all the investments in your current investment portfolio. See how many of them are not goal-focused. Remove them all from your investment portfolio.

Once this is done, you can proceed to optimize your portfolio further in the following step.

Elimination Factor 2:

It’s all about performance in this step.

Sure, there can be 10 different investment instruments that can also be appropriate for your goal.
Elimination Factor 2However, not all of them always perform equally. Some are inherently always a better performer than the other.

Check if your investment is performing well. Check its track records over the years.

Has it performed well in the long-term before?

Is this investment’s performance on par with the other similar best performing investments?

If yes, you shall keep this investment in your portfolio.

Otherwise, retrieve the investment and divert it to the best performing instrument fit for your optimized financial plan.

A real-life example:

Manoj, a 32-year-old techie from Pune, has a goal set in his mind.

His goal was to save enough money for his 2-year-old daughter’s college and higher education. He did a little research and figured out that he needs to find long-term investments.

Based on that, he made two investments.

One was in Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Account.

It is a wise decision. If you have a daughter, you know “why is it good to invest in Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana?”

But unfortunately, the other investment he made was in a ULIP.

Manoj saw an ad claiming it to be the best long-term investment. He made that decision based on the phrase “Long-term Investment”.

The worst part is, seeing that ULIP invests in equities, he wrongly associated the returns of mutual funds (12%-15% IRR) with ULIP’s (8%-9% IRR).

It took him 2 years to realize his mistake when he read this “Unpleasant Facts about Investing in Insurance Plans” A complete strip-down of all the gimmicks and exposes the so-called benefits they offer.

As soon as Manoj realized his mistake, he canceled his ULIP investment to course-correct his focus towards his financial goal.

It is a very good lesson he learned. Even better, it is a very good attitude to acknowledge mistakes and correct them immediately. It probably saved him a couple of years and a lot of mental stress.

Time to Act Now

Hoping to achieve financial goals through investments is good, anyone can hope.

But having confidence in your investments that they will help you attain your goals, not everyone can do that.

Only an optimized investment portfolio can give you that confidence.

Get rid of unfit investments. Revive your financial plan by optimizing your portfolio today.

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I have been using Holistic Investment Planners from last one year. The journey has been fantastic. Being a finance person myself I always thought we can look after and plan own finances also. However, due to lack of time and deciplain the things are not always as desired. After joining with Holistic Investment for the first time Icame to know the Financial goals and quantified them. Some dreams were unrealistic based on the earnings and savings so had a reality check. Also got the information and deciplain of investing on regular and more rewarding securities. I definetly suggest to use Holistic Investment Planners. They are professionals, available and hear youor full story before presenting plans. They are flexile in the sense if there are some urgent deviations required, they help to plan the same. For all professionals/individuals I would suggest using professional help of Holistic Investment Planners for best results in long term investment and financial goals achivements. Last advise will be to start early in your life. It really pays well to start in the beginning itself else the dreams needs to adjust :)
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I have been using Holistic Investment Planners for the last three years. Mr. Srinivasavaradhan answered all my questions and doubts very patiently during the first free consultation. I was able to clearly define my short-, medium- and long-term goals once I signed up for the comprehensive plan and got their investment plan suggestion to achieve my goals. They are very polite and highly professional whenever I contact them for any queries or make investments. They never pressurize you to invest on their recommended financial products. I would have been lost money by investing directly without their help since I do not have time and knowledge about different financial products. Risk planning is also done as part of financial planning. Truly, they are holistic planners when it comes to your financial planning. They help you to define your life goals, understand your financial resources and establish a plan to invest towards reaching those goals. They do review your plan as you progress to make sure that you are on correct path to achieve those goals. Kudos to the team and keep up the good work!!! I am happy that I found holistic investment planners for my financial planning and management.
aksaswadkar
aksaswadkar
24. September, 2021.
I was about to retire and really not understanding how to invest money to have financial freedom and fulfilling my goals. Was desperately searching on internet way out and fortunately came across Holistic Investment Planners. I read number of articles on their website and realized that this is the agency which I want and engaged their services for my retirement planning. It is an excellent experience to be associated with Holistic. Right from day one our interaction was fantastic and they gave me such a wonderful plan that I had never imagined. I am fortunate enough to be in the client list of Holistic. I have recommended Holistic to my friends as well.
Lionel Faber
Lionel Faber
16. September, 2021.
I've been availing their services for the past year. They are highly knowledgeable in the field and are very patient with all doubts and queries. Personalized financial planning is provided keeping your short term, medium term and long term goals in mind. They do not pressurize you to purchase schemes of their choice. They provide their input and suggestions and leave the decision up to you which shows their honesty and high principle.
Sridhar
Sridhar
8. September, 2021.
Financial planning brings peace in life. Holistic Investment have supported in arriving financial plan based on future goals. My investments are regular since then. They are professionals in their business, will recommend others.
Nitesh Agrawal
Nitesh Agrawal
6. September, 2021.
I have been using Holistic Investment Planners from last one year. The journey has been fantastic. Being a finance person myself I always thought we can look after and plan own finances also. However, due to lack of time and deciplain the things are not always as desired. After joining with Holistic Investment for the first time Icame to know the Financial goals and quantified them. Some dreams were unrealistic based on the earnings and savings so had a reality check. Also got the information and deciplain of investing on regular and more rewarding securities. I definetly suggest to use Holistic Investment Planners. They are professionals, available and hear youor full story before presenting plans. They are flexile in the sense if there are some urgent deviations required, they help to plan the same. For all professionals/individuals I would suggest using professional help of Holistic Investment Planners for best results in long term investment and financial goals achivements. Last advise will be to start early in your life. It really pays well to start in the beginning itself else the dreams needs to adjust :)
Swetha Vasanth
Swetha Vasanth
6. September, 2021.
This is my first year service with the Holistic Team and I would say that they are very much helpful in creating a financial plan and follow ups during the year. I would definitely suggest them if anyone who is willing to proceed with their savings professionally.
Joseph Mathias
Joseph Mathias
6. September, 2021.
I came to know about Holistic Investment Planners online while searching for different investment ideas. Once I contacted them the journey was very smooth. Mr. Ramalingam explained all the aspects of Financial planning in detail and it opened my mind. I realized how important it is to have a Financial planning. Mr. Rajan suggested all the requirements as per my goals and made a Investment plan keeping in mind of my goals. I started my Investment journey with them. I wish I had done it some years back then it would have been in a different level. Review meetings were held every six month to check the implementation of the plan and check the results as per the requirements and to check if any changes required. Overall it was a good experience with Holistic Investment team and would like to continue in the years to come.
Srinvas Kannan
Srinvas Kannan
30. July, 2021.
I came across Holistic investment planners almost 5-6 years back, but I did not have the trust since I had met a few of them who did not sound promising. Then I started investing through a financial advisor of my friend. After 4 years of investing the returns were very low. I was disappointed and started looking for financial advisors when I came across Holistic investment. I had a detailed discussion about my goals and the way they would approach achieving my goal before deciding to switch my investments to them. After a thorough analysis of my then existing portfolios, they suggested new ones and we zeroed-in on 6 schemes/funds where our investment would be split. I am glad I made the decision of switching over and taking Holistic planner's advise, my returns are handsome and I only wish I could have taken their help/advise 5 years back itself. Neverthless, I would like to recommend their services for investment and financial advise if someone is serious about their investments.
Shivaram Andiappan Selvaraj
Shivaram Andiappan Selvaraj
3. July, 2021.
I got a free first time consultation. I got my doubts resolved. They also gave additional advises for investment planning which was also useful.
Nellai B
Nellai B
26. June, 2021.
I have been associated with them for the past three years. They are very professional and polite in answering all our questions. I have complete trust in their suggestions. I strongly recommend for anyone. I am looking forward to have strong and successful association with them.
Google rating score: 4.4 of 5,
based on 61 reviews

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