Form No.

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(To be filled in by FPSB India)

Financial Planning
Questionnaire

Candidate’s Name _____________________________

FPSBI No. / NCFM No. _____________________________
_____________________________
Candidate’s Signatures

Mode of Registration Education Name of the Education Provider

Provider __________________________

Self Study

Please send the completed form to:

Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB India)
702, 7th Floor, Leela Business Park
Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri East
Mumbai - 400059

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I. Household’s Information

Name Birth Date City

Gender Male Female Marital Status Single Married State

II. Employment Details

Government Sector Private Sector Self Employed

Homemaker Others Please specify ____________________

Total Earning Years

Spouse’s Employment Status: Yes No

III. Dependent Details

Number of Dependents 1 2 3 4 5 6

Profile of Dependents
Relationship Age Relationship Age
Father Child-1
Mother Child-2 / Brother
Spouse Child-3 / Sister

IV. Income Details

Below Rs. 5 Lakh Between Rs. 5 Lakh and Rs. 7.5 Lakh

Between Rs. 7.5 Lakh and Rs. 10 Lakh Between Rs. 10 Lakh and Rs. 15 lakh

Between Rs. 15 Lakh and Rs. 20 lakh Above Rs. 20 Lakh

V. Assets Owned

Self-occupied House Additional House Land

Business Premises Two-wheeler Car

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VI. Type of Financial Assets Owned
Fixed Deposits Bonds Mutual Funds Stocks/Shares

Pension Fund PPF Provident Fund Others

(Please specify) ______

VII. Insurance Policies Held (Life Insurance)

Endowment Policy Unit Linked Insurance (ULIP) Unit Linked Pension

Child Plan Term Plan

VIII. Insurance Policies Held (Non-Life Insurance)

Vehicle Insurance Household’s Policy Health Insurance

Business Insurance Professional Indemnity Accident cover

Disability Insurance Critical illness Insurance

IX. Liabilities
Loan amount Month-Year EMI*
Tenure of Loan
Category (Rupees) of availing (Rupees)
(No. of Years)
Loan
Loans
Housing Loan
Vehicle Loan
Education Loan/ Personal
Loan
Credit Cards/Other Loans
* EMI: Equated Monthly Installments

(Amount in Rupees)
Amount Already
Other Liablities Total Estimated cost
Accumulated
Marriage(Self/Dependents)
Hospitalization/Medical
Any Other (please specify) __________
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X. Financial Assets accumulated
Please tick in the appropriate box in the related category.

Category Please indicate level of Investment accumulated till date

Investment Portfolio Below Rs. 50000 - Rs. 1 Lakh - Rs. 2.5 Lakh Above
Rs. 50,000 Rs. 1 Lakh Rs. 2.5 Lakh - Rs. 5 Lakh Rs. 5 Lakh
Mutual Funds

FD/RD/ Bonds

Provident Fund account

Public Provident Fund

(PPF account)
Pension Fund account

Stocks & Equity shares

Gold/Precious Metals/
Jewellery
Any Other (please specify)
_____________________

XI. Regular Investments & Expenses

Please indicate your regular flow of investments out of your monthly income and expenses
under major heads as follows:

Category Amount committed Nature of Transaction

(Rupees) State whether ….(tick appropriate box)
SIP # or Fixed Lump sum
Investment Portfolio amount investment
Mutual Funds
Fixed/Recurring deposit
Provident Fund account
Pension Fund account
PPF account
Stocks & Equity shares
Any Other (please specify)
______________________
Expenses
Household Expenses Please state Monthly expenses
Entertainment Expenses Please state - monthly or infrequent
House Rent Please state Monthly outgo
Insurance Premium (Life) Please state total annual premium paid
Insurance Premium (Non-Life) Please state total annual premium paid
Any Other (please specify)
_______________________
# Systematic Investment Plan
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XII. Following are My Major Financial Objectives
(Please indicate priority from1-5, 1 being lowest and 5 being highest)
<<Low High>>

Ensure a comfortable Retirement 1 2 3 4 5

Provide for child’s/children’s Education costs 1 2 3 4 5
Buy a House 1 2 3 4 5
Provide for child/ren’s Marriage 1 2 3 4 5
Buy a Car 1 2 3 4 5
Achieve growth in investments 1 2 3 4 5
Protect income in the event of death/disability 1 2 3 4 5

Reduce Housing/Other Loans 1 2 3 4 5

Reduce Credit Card liability and other Personal Expenses 1 2 3 4 5

Ensure Assets are passed on smoothly to dependents 1 2 3 4 5

Reduce Income-tax 1 2 3 4 5

Protect Income/Assets from Inflation 1 2 3 4 5

XIII. I consult the following when taking my financial decisions

I take financial decisions entirely on my own

I consult my family

I consult friends/relatives

I consult a staff of my Bank, usually in Wealth Management or Financial Planning team

I consult my Insurance agent

Others (Please specify) ________________________________________________

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XIV. Please choose the options that best describes your position:

1. What percentage of your monthly salary do you save?

a) Less than 20%
b) Between 20% - 35%
c) Between 35% - 50%
d) Over 50%

2. How do you save from your regular income?

a) Save as per planned schedule
b) Save something every month
c) Save whatever is left after meeting expenses
d) Do not save regularly as expenses generally exceed income

3. How do you spend?

a) I have a definite spending pattern for regular monthly expenses
b) I carefully plan my big purchases in advance
c) I do not spend in a planned manner

4. My mode of spending is:

a) Always in cash
b) Cash as well as credit card
c) Mostly on credit card

5. My Income-Expenses experience in the recent past is:

a) Expenses well within Income
b) Expenses nearly equal to Income
c) Expenses exceed Income

6. For big asset purchases like house, car, my tendency is:

a) I shall try to save most of the money before buying
b) I shall rely on credit or loans to buy

7. For purchsing white goods, furniture or electronic items, I shall _______.

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a) save the money in advance

b) rely on loan

8. My savings generally are used to _______________.

a) make planned investments in Mutual Funds
b) buy fixed deposit schemes
c) buy gold and ornaments.
d) buy durable items like TV, LCD, Refrigerator, Cell phone, Furniture, etc

9. I like to invest in instruments which _____________.

a) offer fixed guaranteed return
b) offer slightly higher returns and largely protect capital
c) offer substantially higher returns while there is risk of capital erosion

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10. What percentage of your monthly salary is used to repay loans?
a) Nil
b) Less than 20%
c) Between 20% - 35%
d) Between 35% - 50%
e) Over 50%

11. Who can you depend on if you face a financial emergency?

a) Spouse
b) Parents
c) Relatives and Friends
d) I have created an emergency fund

12. What of the following have you provided towards Emergency Fund to meet
exigencies like loss of job, hospitalization, etc.:
a) Upto one month’s salary/income in Bank account
b) Upto three months’ salary/income in Bank account
c) Bank Fixed Deposit from 3 - 6 months’ salary/income
d) Other avenues like Mutual Fund schemes, etc.: upto 3-6 months’ salary/income
e) I have not created an emergency fund

13. Suppose you are participating in a contest where you have reached a stage assuring
cash prize of Rs. 1 Lakh, which of the following stages would you pay?
a) Possibility of winning extra Rs. 50,000 by taking risk of Rs. 50,000 won already
b) Possibility of winning extra Rs. 1 Lakh by taking risk of Rs. 75,000 won already
c) Possibility of winning extra Rs. 2 Lakh by taking risk of Rs. 1 Lakh won already
d) I will not play next stage and take home Rs. 1 Lakh won already

14. You have invested Rs. 50,000 each in two stocks A and B. After 1 month you observe
that A has gone up to Rs. 60,000 but B has declined to Rs. 35,000. You would _____.
a) sell stock A and book profit
b) sell stock B and cut your loss
c) sell both stocks
d) do nothing
e) buy more of Stock A
f) buy more of Stock B

15. Suppose you have got Rs. 10 Lakh in Bonus or other benefits. Which of the following
would best represent your utilization of the same?
a) I shall invest Rs. 7.5 Lakh and spend the remaining Rs. 2.5 Lakh
b) I shall invest Rs. 5 Lakh and set aside the remaining Rs. 5 Lakh for non-regular
expenditure such as house renavation/repairs, etc.
c) I shall invest Rs. 5 Lakh and set aside the remaining Rs. 5 Lakh for Holiday/Vacation or
buying/upgrading my Car
d) I shall invest Rs. 2.5 Lakh and set aside the remaining Rs. 7.5 Lakh for buying
Gadgets/Car/Jewellery and spending on Holidays and other entertainment
e) I shall spend a major amount in reducing my outstanding loans
f) I shall invest the whole amount in appreciating assets like land/propoerty/precious
metals

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16. I take Life Insurance policies primarily towards __________.
a) saving my income tax
b) investing for long- term goals while covering risk of life
c) investing for my child’s education
d) investing for my retirement
e) covering risk of life
f) I do not have any life insurance policy

17. While taking Life Insurance policy, my objective is to ____________.

a) get at least the premium amount back if I survive the Plan period
b) get some return on the premium if I survive the Plan period
c) get market linked return on the amount of premium and some life cover or pension
d) cover pure risk without any consideration of return (even of premium paid)

18. I have considered the following while fixing the amount of cover on my Life
Insurance policies:
a) They should cover my family’s future expenses till my spouse survives
b) They should cover all my future earning years’ income
c) They should cover my goal-based financial liabilities (education/marriage of children)
d) They should at least cover all my oustanding loans
e) They should cover my family’s future expenses, goals and oustanding loans
f) I have not considered the above parameters while taking life insurance
g) I have gone by return aspiration on my policies rather than the amount of risk coverage

19. I have taken the following insurance of my vehicle:

a) Third party only, as it is mandatory
b) Comprehensive to cover accident, theft, third party liability, etc.

20. I have taken a health cover (medical insurance) for myself/family in order
to____________.
a) claim deduction from taxable income
b) offset need for liquidating my financial assets in case of hospitalization
c) I have no health insurance policy

21. I have taken the following additional insurance for my assets (tick as many
applicable):
a) House insurance to cover cost of rebuilding my house in case of fire, calamity, etc.
b) Householder policy to cover burglary/ loss due to fire of my gadgets, furniture, etc.
c) Cover against burglary/loss of art, antiques and valuables including jewellery
d) Shopkeeper’s policy
e) Mortgage insurance

22. Upto what age would you like to work?

a) Upto 45
b) Upto 50
c) Upto 55
d) Upto 60
e) Upto 65

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 23. What amount of pension would you need after retirement?
a) Equal to my current salary adjusted for price rise (inflation)
b) Equal to 50% of my current salary adjusted for price rise (inflation)
c) Equal to my current household expenses adjusted for price rise (inflation)
d) Equal to 80% of my current household expenses adjusted for price rise (inflation)

24. Which of the following have you considered while estimating your retirement
corpus?
a) My present expenses adjusted for price rise (inflation) for 15 years after I retire
b) My present expenses adjusted for price rise (inflation) for 20 years after I retire
c) 80% of my present expenses adjusted for price rise (inflation) till my/my spouse’s
expected life plus some medical emergency fund
d) Inflation-adjusted income equal to 80% of my present expenses when invested in
moderate risk instruments till my/my spouse’s expected life plus medical fund
e) I have yet not estimated the required retirement corpus

25. Which of the following would you depend on for your retirement corpus?
a) Provident Fund and /or Pension as due from my organization
b) Additional Pension Plans apart from Provident Fund/Pension due from my organization
c) Sale of my assets like gold, additional house to fund any shortfall in my retirement
corpus
d) Rent received from additional house and regular income from investments to cover
shortfall, if any, in my expenses post-retirement
e) Reverse Mortgage of my self-occupied house to fund my post-retirement expenses
f) My children to fund my post-retirement expenses
g) I would curtail my expenses as far as possible to spend my life post-retirement with
whatever funds accumulated

26. Where would you invest your retirement corpus accumulated?

a) In Post Office Monthly Income Scheme and Senior Citizens Savings Scheme
b) In Bank Fixed Deposits
c) In a suitable Asset Allocation including partly in Equities to generate at least inflation
beating returns

27. How do you approach Tax Planning during the year?

a) Estimate all income during the year, plan investments availing maximum tax benefits
b) Plan tax saving towards the end of the Financial Year
c) Do not actively plan and meet most of my tax liability from the last few months’ salary
d) Take the help of an expert like Chartered Accountant (CA)

28. Do you fully utilize Income Tax benefits, e.g. deductions from salary/income, rebates,
etc.?
a) Yes
b) No

29. When making various investments, which of the following parameters you focus on?
a) Gross returns
b) After tax returns
c) After tax returns minus inflation for the period

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 30. I am aware of the following (please select as many as applicable in your case):
a) Interest on my Savings Bank A/c. and Fixed Deposit A/c. are added to my total income
and taxed accordingly
b) Dividends on my equity shares are tax free in my hand
c) Income in the form of dividends received from Mutual Fund units is tax free in my hand
d) Short term Capital Gains on income funds, bonds, Gold ETFs (less than a year from
investment) are are added to my total income and taxed accordingly
e) Short term Capital Gains on equity and equity mutual fund schemes are payable at a
lower rate of 15%

31. I have the following in Joint names (please select as many as applicable in your
case):
a) My bank accounts including Fixed Deposits
b) My Demat account
c) My mutual fund schemes and other investments like Post Office schemes, etc.
d) My residential property and other real estate investments

32. I have availed of the nomination facility in respect of the following (please select as
many as applicable in your case):
a) My bank accounts including Fixed Deposits
b) My Demat account
c) My mutual fund schemes and other investments like Post Office schemes, etc.
d) My residential property (Society) and other real estate investments
e) My life insurance policies
f) My PPF account
33. Have you prepared a Will?
a) Yes
b) No
34. Which of the following vital information is in the knowledge of your spouse/family
members?(please select as many as applicable in your case)
a) Fixed and financial assets you have
b) All loans accounts and other debts
c) All life insurance, health insurance and other policies you have taken
d) All your important documents including Will

After going through the above, you have a fair idea of how a Financial Planner
structures your finances in alignment with your financial goals.

XV. Would you like to seek professional help of a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL

PLANNERCM or CFPCM practitioner to streamline your finances through a
structured Financial Plan for your family?
Yes No

XVI. Your Financial Planning Score

FPSB India would intend to send you a score of your financial position and strength based on
the above responses. How would you like to receive the same?
Through email Please provide your email id: _____________________________
Through post My postal address is: ___________________________________
___________________________________
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