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Childhood Education Planning Calculator is an important tool that allows you to plan your investments in order to meet the education needs of your children in the future. Getting the right education for children is imperative and the stakes are high when the expenses involved with education are only getting costlier. With an Education Planning Calculator, you will be able to figure out exactly how much money you will need for your child’s education and exactly how much you should save and invest on a regular Basis
The working of the calculator is very simple. All you have to do is enter the relevant details against the fields and get an estimate on the future cost of the education as well how much monthly savings you should do to reach your goal. Simple details like the investment amount, the age of your child, your age, and annual Income can help you determine how much you can save up if you start Investing today.
Note/ Disclaimer:The calculations are generated assuming an Inflation rate of 6% and the values are illustrative. The actual cost incurred would depend on the future performance of your investment and is subject to Market conditions.
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Education planning is a long term project and can be a difficult one. There could be unforeseen circumstances that can throw you off your Financial goals. The child education calculator comes in handy and generates the estimated education costs for a set number of years keeping in mind the rate of inflation. Not only can this help you get a fair estimate but also help you plan your finances better.
With the rising rate of inflation and it can never be too early for you to be planning your child’s education expenses. It is important to have a plan in place keeping in mind as any delay in the formulation of the right investment strategy could prove detrimental to your child’s future. While economic fluctuations are unpredictable, planning early can give a certain amount of immunity against it. Planning becomes all the more important if you plan to send your child for post graduate studies, as it will serve as a financial cushion at such crucial times. Since this a very long term plan, a wise strategy would be to start putting aside small sums of money today, rather than allowing yourself to get overwhelmed by large payments and lack of savings later.
Equity Funds can be a good option for investments for you if you have a small child who still has 15-18 years until undergraduate studies. This is recommended since over such a long period of time the Volatility in returns tend to balance out. A high level of equity can also help counter the inflation rate. You can invest in a SIP that would help you build a corpus steadily, or even opt for a lump sum deposit in case you have a substantial amount to invest . The remaining 30-35% of the Portfolio can be diverted to safer options like PPF, Tax saving fixed deposits and tax free Bonds. For a short term focus of about 5 years, investing in Fixed Income options like fixed deposits and PPF would be a wise choice. Even though the returns are lower, they are guaranteed and the risk involved is less as well.
*Best funds based on 3 year performance.
The objective of the scheme would be to provide investors with opportunities for long-term growth in capital along with the liquidity of an open-ended scheme through an active management of investments in a diversified basket of equity stocks of domestic Public Sector Undertakings and in debt and money market instruments issued by PSUs AND others. SBI PSU Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 7 Jul 10. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for SBI PSU Fund Returns up to 1 year are on To seek long-term capital appreciation by investing predominantly in equity and equity related securities of companies engaged in or expected to benefit from growth and development of infrastructure. HDFC Infrastructure Fund is a Equity - Sectoral fund was launched on 10 Mar 08. It is a fund with High risk and has given a Below is the key information for HDFC Infrastructure Fund Returns up to 1 year are on 1. SBI PSU Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of 8.2% since its launch. Ranked 31 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2023 was 54% , 2022 was 29% and 2021 was 32.4% . SBI PSU Fund
Growth Launch Date 7 Jul 10 NAV (19 Apr 24) ₹29.4771 ↑ 0.08 (0.28 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,876 on 31 Mar 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC SBI Funds Management Private Limited Rating ☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.52 Sharpe Ratio 2.62 Information Ratio -1.01 Alpha Ratio -9.05 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 500 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 19 ₹10,000 31 Mar 20 ₹7,245 31 Mar 21 ₹10,059 31 Mar 22 ₹12,594 31 Mar 23 ₹14,369 31 Mar 24 ₹26,864 Returns for SBI PSU Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 19 Apr 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 10.5% 3 Month 14.3% 6 Month 47.4% 1 Year 89.8% 3 Year 42.4% 5 Year 23.3% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch 8.2% Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 54% 2022 29% 2021 32.4% 2020 -10% 2019 6% 2018 -23.8% 2017 21.9% 2016 16.2% 2015 -11.1% 2014 41.5% Fund Manager information for SBI PSU Fund
Name Since Tenure Richard D'souza 1 Aug 14 9.67 Yr. Data below for SBI PSU Fund as on 31 Mar 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Financial Services 36.97% Utility 19.35% Industrials 12.44% Energy 12.3% Basic Materials 12.24% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 6.7% Equity 93.3% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | SBIN10% ₹170 Cr 2,277,500 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | 5325558% ₹146 Cr 4,343,244
↑ 1,500,000 Power Grid Corp Of India Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 10 | 5328987% ₹128 Cr 4,535,554
↑ 1,200,000 Oil & Natural Gas Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 May 20 | 5003125% ₹91 Cr 3,455,000 Housing & Urban Development Corp Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 30 Nov 22 | 5405305% ₹83 Cr 4,350,000 RITES Ltd Ordinary Shares (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 22 | RITES4% ₹73 Cr 930,000
↑ 235,000 Indian Oil Corp Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 15 | IOC4% ₹71 Cr 4,281,804
↑ 3,000,000 Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jul 23 | 5001034% ₹68 Cr 3,000,000 NHPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 24 | NHPC4% ₹67 Cr 7,600,000
↑ 4,100,000 Punjab National Bank (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 19 | 5324614% ₹66 Cr 5,425,000 2. HDFC Infrastructure Fund
CAGR/Annualized
return of since its launch. Ranked 26 in Sectoral
category. Return for 2023 was 55.4% , 2022 was 19.3% and 2021 was 43.2% . HDFC Infrastructure Fund
Growth Launch Date 10 Mar 08 NAV (19 Apr 24) ₹42.583 ↑ 0.32 (0.75 %) Net Assets (Cr) ₹1,663 on 31 Mar 24 Category Equity - Sectoral AMC HDFC Asset Management Company Limited Rating ☆☆☆ Risk High Expense Ratio 2.56 Sharpe Ratio 4.42 Information Ratio 0 Alpha Ratio 0 Min Investment 5,000 Min SIP Investment 300 Exit Load 0-1 Years (1%),1 Years and above(NIL) Growth of 10,000 investment over the years.
Date Value 31 Mar 19 ₹10,000 31 Mar 20 ₹5,234 31 Mar 21 ₹9,084 31 Mar 22 ₹11,372 31 Mar 23 ₹13,231 31 Mar 24 ₹23,733 Returns for HDFC Infrastructure Fund
absolute basis
& more than 1 year are on CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate)
basis. as on 19 Apr 24 Duration Returns 1 Month 7.5% 3 Month 10.6% 6 Month 28.6% 1 Year 81.1% 3 Year 41.2% 5 Year 20.1% 10 Year 15 Year Since launch Historical performance (Yearly) on absolute basis
Year Returns 2023 55.4% 2022 19.3% 2021 43.2% 2020 -7.5% 2019 -3.4% 2018 -29% 2017 43.3% 2016 -1.9% 2015 -2.5% 2014 73.9% Fund Manager information for HDFC Infrastructure Fund
Name Since Tenure Srinivasan Ramamurthy 12 Jan 24 0.22 Yr. Dhruv Muchhal 22 Jun 23 0.78 Yr. Data below for HDFC Infrastructure Fund as on 31 Mar 24
Equity Sector Allocation
Sector Value Industrials 39.92% Financial Services 19.36% Basic Materials 8.4% Energy 6.79% Utility 4.35% Communication Services 3.49% Consumer Cyclical 2.68% Technology 1.83% Real Estate 1.18% Asset Allocation
Asset Class Value Cash 10.58% Equity 88.01% Debt 1.41% Top Securities Holdings / Portfolio
Name Holding Value Quantity ICICI Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 09 | ICICIBANK7% ₹113 Cr 1,075,000 J Kumar Infraprojects Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 15 | JKIL6% ₹97 Cr 1,500,000
↓ -113,625 Coal India Ltd (Energy)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 18 | COALINDIA5% ₹83 Cr 1,900,000
↓ -265,000 Larsen & Toubro Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 30 Jun 12 | LT5% ₹73 Cr 209,762 NTPC Ltd (Utilities)
Equity, Since 31 Dec 17 | 5325554% ₹70 Cr 2,084,125 Kalpataru Projects International Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Jan 23 | KPIL4% ₹66 Cr 683,608 Bharti Airtel Ltd (Communication Services)
Equity, Since 30 Sep 20 | BHARTIARTL3% ₹56 Cr 500,000
↑ 360,000 HDFC Bank Ltd (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Aug 23 | HDFCBANK3% ₹56 Cr 400,000
↑ 50,000 State Bank of India (Financial Services)
Equity, Since 31 Mar 08 | SBIN3% ₹53 Cr 704,361 Inox Wind Ltd (Industrials)
Equity, Since 31 Oct 23 | INOXWIND3% ₹42 Cr 700,000
↓ -266,489