A parent with a special child would be keen on ensuring a secure future for their child. This would require shoring up the finances that last beyond one\u2019s life to care of the child\u2019s needs. The same approach would be applicable for any person who has special needs stemming out of physical or mental health issues.<\/p>\n
The expenses for the all round health of a special child can be very high and can adversely affect the family financials if not planned. This involves planning for multiple lives on the same pool of financial assets.<\/p>\n
One needs to plan as soon as it becomes known that the child has special requirements. A detailed plan needs to be prepared, keeping in view the nature of ability, life expectancy, future earning potential. The financial plan\u00a0needs to be brought together with the personal financial plan of the parents.<\/p>\n
Draw up an estimate for the amounts required to meet the therapy, schooling and other activities and the cash flows required in future to meet his financial needs considering longevity and inflation. <\/p>\n
Check for the health insurances especially aimed at special need children. While it may not cover all the expenses, budget should take care of the balance. Parents must also get life cover higher than normal.<\/p>\n
Plan an emergency fund<\/a> which can be easily liquidated to meet contingent expenses.<\/p>\n Do not lose focus on your retirement plan.<\/a> As the aircraft safety warning goes, ensure your oxygen mask is in place before attending to your child.\u00a0This plan has to be a comprehensive retirement plan taking care of your and your dependent special needs children.<\/p>\n Have a detailed estate plan so that your child continues to benefit from your assets when\u00a0you are not around. Creating a will, appointing a guardian, forming a special needs trust and assigning the trustee are the things to be considered for the financial plan.<\/a><\/p>\n Disability of child should not become a hurdle in pursuing a career by the child. Recognise the skill in your child and invest on it to make him self reliant. It is important to educate him on financial matters.<\/p>\n Ensure that the corpus planned is invested in a suitable mix of fixed income and equity instruments. Going 100% fixed income with the intent to minimise risk may actually have the opposite effect. It may increase the chances of the corpus not keeping up with inflation.\u00a0Hence a simple combination of equity index funds (direct plans) with debt mutual funds is suggested. The equity allocation depends on the situation but atleast a 10% to 25% range might work in most cases.<\/p>\n Financial planning for special needs children is not easy especially when you are emotionally struggling. You have to be proactive and address the need for a solid financial plan to ensure physical, financial and emotional well being of the child. Consult a SEBI Registered Investment Advisor because this assures you of zero commission, compared to a certified financial planner.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Maxiom Wealth \u2014 Free Tool<\/p>\n Ram Kalyan Medury (ex-CIO, ICICI Prudential AMC; IIM & IIT alumnus) and the Maxiom Wealth team offer a free, personalised financial plan \u2014 no obligations. Most clients discover they are either under-saving or holding too much in low-yield products.<\/p>\n Try our Retirement Planning Calculator →<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Get My Free Financial Plan \u2192<\/a> A parent with a special child would be keen on ensuring a secure future for their child. This would require shoring up the finances that last beyond one\u2019s life to care of the child\u2019s needs. The same approach would be applicable for any person who has special needs stemming out of physical or mental health issues. The… Read More »7 Steps to Financial Planning for Children with Special Needs<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5596,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[93,94,247,248,249],"class_list":["post-3535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-financial-planning-money-matters-investment-advisor","tag-child","tag-children","tag-financial-planning","tag-financial-planning-for-children","tag-financial-planning-for-children-with-special-needs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3535","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3535"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3535\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7096,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3535\/revisions\/7096"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3535"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3535"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3535"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}4.Retirement Planning<\/h3>\n
5.Estate Planning<\/h3>\n
6.Strengthen And Invest In Skills <\/h3>\n
7.Devise a Simple Investment Plan<\/h3>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
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