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Top retirement planning recommendations for health professionals

Premium investment advice for health professionals? After serving doctors clients (Practicing and Salaried), it was observed that doctors are among the most misled segment when it comes to making investments. Some have been sold with so many insurance policies, some are full of Real estate, some are so Risk averse that they prefer to have bank FDs and traditional Investments in the portfolio, and for some risk has nothing to do as they don’t have time to look at the product details, are thus are into PMS, Structured product, or AIF kind of complex structures.

You Will get a Wealth Monitor,as in online Real time view of your Investments and Assets, to have a clear Idea on where you are going. The Earlier you Start, better it is. But In Financial Planning its never too late. If you are a beginner or have already started investing or have been investing for quite many years, but are not sure which direction you are going and if you are on Right Track or not.

This is the Optional step where we execute the plan and put you on medications (Read Investments). If we need to involve other professionals here like CA, Lawyers, Insurance experts etc. we may do under your permission. Since the results depend on lot many uncontrollable factors so we do the monitoring, half yearly and annual review of the Investments and Financial Plan, to ensure we remain on Track always.

Being into medical profession, I hardly find enough time to manage my investments, insurances and other financials. I tried myself and then many so called professionals’ services from brokers to bankers, but to no avail as everyone was chasing his/her own job targets. My hard-earned money was getting wasted in helping people earn promotions. The financial sector has become so complex that it’s very difficult to understand the technicalities in detail. In such a scenario, you have to depend on someone who can help you in an honest and sincere manner and that too in your interest. I came in contact with Mr. Manikaran Singal in 2008 and I am quite happy with his advice and professional acumen. Find even more info on professional indemnity policy for doctors.

Do you also earn Commissions from Selling Investments? How to ensure unbiased advice? No. We will always be on your side of table. We are not associated with any Product manufacturer, and thus do not earn any commission. We being SEBI Registered Investment adviser are allowed to earn only directly from clients. How Long will it take? You said Lifelong Relationship and I am not Comfortable with that. Its Ok. You may go with our Plan RICH Service, where the association gets over once the plan is complete. We will give you a detailed advise which you may execute on your own. However, if you want you may come back for review after a Year or as and when you want. Its a One time service.

With the stable profession and Recession proof Income, you are exposed to many sellers and less advisors. You are sold with Credit Cards, Different Types of easy Loans with less documentation. You become the preferred choice of Real Estate Brokers. Slowly you find that with money going into all the debts, your Financial Wellness is getting Compromised. Due to time constraints, You are exposed to many MIS sellers. You have a lot of insurance policies but still, are under insured. You may have a lot of mutual funds with no targeted goals. You may also have invested in PMS with no understanding of how it actually works. You oblige everyone from bankers, friends, to relatives, and end up with a skewed portfolio with no clear cut structure and direction. See additional details at here.