Question regarding best investment option for girl child

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Sandyead asked 9 years ago

Hi Sree, NRI living in US. I have a niece in India-1 yr old. Want to deposit 1 lakh INR for educ needs in future. What's the best investment option for me- LIC, PostOffice FD's,& mutualfunds. The timing will be atleast 15 yrs. Please advice. Thanks for your time, Regards, Sandeep

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Sreekanth Staff answered 9 years ago

Dear Sandeep, Considering the investment objective & time-frame, Equity oriented mutual funds can be a better investment avenue. You may consider 2 to 3 funds, one each from say Diversified, Mid-cap & Balanced fund. If you would like to be little conservative then you may have higher allocation to diversified & balanced funds. Suggested readings; https://www.relakhs.com/best-mutual-fund-schemes-2017/ https://www.relakhs.com/best-mutual-fund-scheme-risk-ratios/ You may kindly avoid investing in Life insurance policies, if wealth accumulation is the goal..

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Sandyead answered 9 years ago

Hi Sree, Thanks for your reply. Whats your opinion on Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana...Thanks,Sandeep

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Sreekanth Staff answered 9 years ago

Hi, SSA is one of the best debt oriented product, besides PPF. Kindly go through my articles on SSA: https://www.relakhs.com/sukanya-samriddhi-account-govt-scheme-girl-child/ https://www.relakhs.com/sukanya-samriddhi-account-deposit-scheme-new-amendments-2016/