This rule is about the allocation of income to expenses and investments.50% Needs30% Wants30% Savings
50-30-20 Rule
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This rule helps you set reasonable expectations regarding returns from various investments made for the long term.
10% Equity/Mutual Funds
5% on bonds and F.D.
3% Savings
10-5-3 Rule
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Subtract your age from 100 to ascertain how much of your savings should be allocated to equities
100 Minus your Age Rule
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To know in how many years your investment will be doubled? Divide 72 by your rate of returns; that’s the number of years.
Rule of 72
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To know in how many years your investment will be tripled, divide 144 by your rate of returns; that’s the number of years.
Rule of 144
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It estimates the appropriate estimate of your reduced wealth due to inflation a few years down the line.
Rule of 70
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You should never have more than 40% of your income into EMIs. Eg. With a salary of 60,000 per month, your EMIs should not exceed 24,000.
40% EMI Rule
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Never take out more than 4% of your retirement corpus per year. The Corpus required is 25 times of your estimated Annual Expenses.
Rule of 4%
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Always strive to take a policy having a sum insured of 20X your current annual income. This will help cover expenses in the future.
Life Insurance Rule
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Put an amount of at least 3 times of your current monthly income in an emergency fund to support in case of an emergency.
Emergency Fund rule
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Want to purchase an expensive item? Unsure about it, delay it for a week. This will give you time to process it's absolute importance.