Recently, one of our clients was unhappy that his long-term portfolio returns were about 2% p.a. lower than the equity market.
On further discussion, we realised that 40% of his portfolio was intentionally kept conservative for an impending goal — his daughter’s marriage — which, as of now, has still not materialised.
So, the question was:
Should we have put the entire corpus into equity to earn that extra 2% p.a. and risk the marriage goal?
Or was the conservative allocation the right decision, even if it meant lower returns?
This is the price of asset allocation.
At Naveen Rego Capital, our view is very clear:
Portfolios are created to fund financial goals at the right time — not to show off higher returns.
There is no use of higher long-term returns if, when the money is actually required, it is trapped in a severe market downturn.
Higher returns look great on fact sheets.
We help our clients sleep peacefully, knowing their financial goals will be funded with minimum volatility — whether it is:
- Children’s education
- Regular monthly income
- Buying a house
- Or any important life goal
Because in real life, goals matter more than benchmarks.
Happy Financial Planning!
Naveen Julian Rego – CFP®
MD & Principal Officer
Naveen Rego Capital
SEBI Registered investment adviser
Reg No: INA000019211
BSE Membership ID: 2178
Financial Planning | Investment Advisory | Wealth Management
Date: 07-01-2026
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