Section C (4 Mark)
Sajan Mathews, aged 29 years (as on 2nd April, 2010), is working with a Multi National Company since December 2004. He has approached you, a CWM® for preparing his wealth plan. He is staying in his own house at Ahmedabad. His wife Jennifer, aged 31 years, is a fashion designer. She has earned a net profit of Rs. 4 lakh in FY 2008-09. They have a son, Mark of age 4 years (born on 12.02.2006), and a daughter, Stephanie (born on of 23.09.2009). Sajan is also supporting his parents staying in their own house at Surat to whom he sends Rs. 10,000 p.m. His monthly house hold expenses are Rs. 30000 p.m. (excludes his investments, payment of premia and EMIs). Sajan normally gets 5% increase in his gross salary year-on-year in the beginning of every financial year, apart from bonus. The effect for this year is yet to take place, though he has received a bonus of Rs. 3,31,680 for the year 2009-10. He has taken a family floater policy for health insurance involving an annual premium of Rs. 16268 and a total cover of Rs. 15 lakh.
Current Assets & Liabilities of the Family (As on 31st March, 2010 unless otherwise specified in foot notes)
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1.Purchased on 25th October, 2006, annual premium paid Rs. 14,798
2.Purchased on Mark’s 2nd birthday for a term of 15 years; annual premium Rs. 41,374
3.Subscribed on 01.09.2008 @ 10% p.a., with interest credited quarterly to his savings account; renewed at same rate for one year on 01.09.2009 without penal provision for premature withdrawal
4.Home loan of Rs. 17 lakh taken on 1st November, 2004 at a fixed interest of 7.5% p.a. for a 15 year term.
5.Car loan of Rs. 4.50 lakh taken on 1st April, 2008 at a fixed interest of 11.25% p.a. for a 4-year term.
Goals:
1.To provide for higher education of Mark and Stephanie. Initial expenses at their respective age of 18 years, Rs. 3 lakh (current cost), and subsequently Rs. 2 lakh p.a. for the next two years, and Rs. 3.5 lakh p.a. for the following 2 years.
2.Marriage expenses of Rs. 15 lakh (current cost) for each child at their respective age of 27 years.
3.Retirement corpus at the age of 58 years to sustain 70% of pre-retirement household expenses till his lifetime and 50% till stephanie’s expected life.
4.A Bigger house valued at Rs. 50 lakh today, a year from now.
5.To build a separate fund for vacation expenses of Rs. 2 lakh (at current cost) every year 10 years from now so that the corpus so built is self-sustaining till the marriage of Stephanie.
Assumptions:
Regarding long-term pre-tax returns on various asset classes:
Regarding economic factors:
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