kuwait india extends a warm welcome to keralite engineers association (k.e.a.)
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Kuwait India
Extends a Warm Welcome to
Keralite Engineers’ Association (K.E.A.)
A Presentation
About Kuwait India Int’l Exchange Co. KIRAN On-line NIKI Sabhan International Consulting Organisation Building Personal Wealth: Financial Planning &
Strategy October 4, 2011
Kuwait India• Pre-eminent India-focused Exchange Co.• Established 1979• Managed by top executives of SBI, since inception• Strong ties with State Bank Group• Wide bouquet of products/services: paper,
electronic• Retail, Corporate, Trade Business -- Global • Millions & Millions of customers served “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you
think about that, you’ll do things differently.”
Kuwait India
Compelling Value-Proposition
• Customer Focusedness• Cost Competitiveness• Superior Technology-based Products/Services• Efficacious Corporate Delivery Systems• Excellence in Feedback, Follow-up and After Sales• Strong Management Skills – expertise, traditions of SBI• Networking abilities with SBI and other Correspondent Banks• Looked up to by NRIs for guidance in remittance/savings/investment
needs Customers’ Trust - - Kuwait India’s Pre-eminence
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Kuwait India—A Feedback “Kuwait India has really embraced its customers in
the true sense of the word and has provided a level of service which is quite unparalleled…this is evident in the way the team takes all the customers thru the paces, putting them at ease, speaking their language and providing the necessary money transfer service in an utterly transparent and super efficient manner. This is in addition to solving their personal problems, giving advice, helping with contacts in India etc. etc. The customer service culture is so deep rooted that no customer would ever want to leave the Company
Kuwait India—A Feedback
ever want to leave the Company.” Mr. Kanna, further adds: “The top management of Kuwait India, together with their team (silent, dedicated, efficacious, ‘behind the scenes’ players) have, over the years, converted most customers to “apostles” i.e. those who, on their own volition after having experienced the acme of service levels, promote the Company and bring in more and more customers. He says….”this is the single-most outstanding achievement of this fine organization.”
Kuwait India—KIRAN Online
• Remittances from the comfort of your home/office; even from India and anywhere else in the world; it’s a child’s play!
• A brief presentation
KIRAN Online—A Child’s Play
N I K I
• Personal Accident Policy• Cover: KD 1000-1300• Annual Premium: KD 1.200 ( a mere 100 fils a
month!)• Residents of Kuwait – All Nationalities• Cover – Across the globe• From New India Assurance Co.• Eligibility: Age 18 to 65; Customer of Kuwait India
Better Safe Than Sorry…For Your Dear Ones
Sabhan Int’l Consulting Helping You Grow Your Wealth
• Provides services in the area of: Marketing Consultancy
Project Management Economic Consultancy Organising Fairs
• For guidance/facilitation in: Stock Market Investments
Mutual Funds Insurance Products Tax-Related Matters
Building Personal Wealth:Financial Planning &
Strategy
R.Kuppanna , General Manager Kuwait India International Exchange Co.
October
4, 2011
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Save, Invest & Grow Wealth
• How does one save, protect savings, plan finances, invest, and build wealth?
• Principles & Framework ?• Process : long term, systematic, patient,
disciplined
Short Term thinking is the Enemy of long term Success
The Power of Compounding
• A sum of Rs. 100 invested would add up to:CAGR (%)/CAGR (%)/
YEARSYEARS 88 1010 1515 2020
10 216 259 405 619 15 317 418 814 1541 20 466 673 1637 3834
Compounding, says Einstein, is “the eighth wonder of the world”
Risk – Return Graph
Investment Concerns/Needs
• Safety• Volatility• Inflation• Liquidity• Growth• Financial Goals• Wealth Building & Preservation• Comfortable Life: Post-Retirement What the wise men do in the beginning, fools do in the end.
Investment Options• NSO/PO: Deposits, NSCs, PPF• Banks: Savings, Recurring, Fixed Deposits• Company: Deposits, Debentures• Mutual Funds: Cap-Specific; Sector-Specific; Balanced; Hybrid; Liquid; Money-Market• Equity: Traded Stocks; ETFs; • Futures & Options• Precious Metals• Real Estate• Exotica
If you cannot find an attractive idea, put your money in the bank a/c till you get one.
Qualitative Aspects
• Manage Greed & Fear• Avoid emotional attachment• Avoid actions based on hearsay/rumours/sentiments• Avoid over-leveraging• Don’t try to time the market
"Individuals who cannot master their emotions are ill-suited to profit from the investment process." - Benjamin Graham
Mutual Funds
Suitable for those who: --don’t have wherewithal for research --have limited resources --have little time and --still would like to benefit from equities “When you combine ignorance and borrowed money, the consequences
can be disastrous.”
Mutual Funds
• Not an alternative investment option to stocks/bonds• Pools monies of several investors and invests in
stocks/bonds/other securities• Owner of a mutual fund gets a proportional share of fund’s
gains/losses/income/expenses• Derives the benefits of professional management,
diversification, liquidity, affordability, convenience, flexibility, variety
"Proper accounting is like engineering. You need a margin of safety. Thank God we don't design bridges and airplanes the way we do accounting." - Charlie Munger
Mutual Funds
• Types of Funds: > Open-Ended (can enter/exit fund) > Close-Ended (exit after scheme period) > Interval-Fund (entry/exit at periodical intervals (quarterly/half-yearly etc.)
“An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.”
. . Benjamin Franklin
Mutual Funds
OBJECTIVE INVESTMENTS
Equity (Growth) Stocks/Shares
Debt (income) Fixed Income Securities
Money Market Short-term Liquid Instruments
Balanced Partly Stocks/Partly Fixed Income
Wealth Protection Gold/Gold-Related
Making money on free advice, is like winning a lottery without a ticket
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)
• What? –Investment Schemes whose units are listed on stock exchanges: after listing, traded like equity stocks
• ETFs have some underlying security or group of securities (like an index), commodities (like gold or oil)
• Underlying securities determine the value of ETFs
Gold ETFs
• Has gold as the underlying security• Advantages: owning gold without the hassles
of physically holding them—avoiding expenses, bank vault charges, insurance etc.
• No concerns of quality—gold backing from LMBA and stored in vaults; fund house takes care of all risks of storage and safety; minimal expense ratio
• Buying/Selling : Very Easy
LIC’s Gold Plus
• Investments in Gold ETFs/Gold Spot• Investment Currency: US $• Comes with Life Insurance Cover (min. $2000)• Term: 5-35 years• Lock-In: 2 years• No exit charges after 4 years• Upfront (allocation) charges: 6-7%• Nominal annual charges “Only buy something that you’d be perfectly happy to hold if the market
shut down for 10 years.” – Warren Buffett
LIC’s Jeevan Astha - 2
• From LIC International• Single-Premium, Close-End $ Product• Guaranteed Returns: 5%, 5.5%, 5.75% for 3, 5, & 10 year maturity• Loyalty Additions• Unlimited Top-Up Amount• Age on Maturity: 18 to 70 Years• Minimum Plan: $ 2584.91
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