Money Buddy by PGIM India Mutual Fund

Money Buddy by PGIM India Mutual Fund

Money and Me Financial insights that add to your wealth. Money and Me (https://moneyandme.pgimindiamf.com (https://moneyandme.pgimindiamf.com/) ) is an investor awareness initiative by PGIM India Mutual Fund. From Gen Z to retirees, the website offers tailored insights for each persona to help you save, manage household budget, secure your family through insurance and invest as per your life goals. We aim to help investors to take financial decisions, pursue their passion, and achieve their life goals by following the right sequencing viz. budgeting, protection, savings and investing. With this podcast, we hope to help investors imbibe financial discipline to attain financial independence at every stage of life. With a plethora of investment strategies and products, understanding the drivers behind the performance of each asset class, how much and where to allocate your money can be daunting. Money and Me is a fortnightly podcast which provides investment insights that equip you to manage your investment portfolios efficiently. This podcast aims to explain key concepts of investing, assist you in navigating your portfolio in an ever-changing world. Listen to this podcast to equip yourself with the latest trends in investing and personal finance to make smart investment choices. Money Buddy Insights on personal finance made easy. Anxiety chiefly stems from investor behaviour. There are two predominant behaviour traits in particular that lead to anxiety: crystal ball gazing and not focusing on processes. Many investors who suffer from financial anxiety indulge in the impossible task of timing the market. Investors can instead follow broad rules of thumb focused on asset allocation and diversification. Focus on the processes and controlling the controllable and not worry too much about factors which are beyond one’s control. This podcast guides you to understand the biases investors encounter while investing, how to overcome them to make rational choices and serves as a guide to investors looking to reduce their financial anxiety by building good financial habits. PGIM India Mutual Fund is a wholly owned business of PGIM, the global investment management business of the US based Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI). PGIM India Mutual Fund offers a broad range of equity and fixed income solutions to retail and institutional investors throughout the country. We manage 23 open-ended funds operated by 17 investment professionals. Gain from experience is the cornerstone of the brand. Built on a 145-year legacy and powered by its in-depth learnings, PGIM India Mutual Fund is committed to helping people achieve financial wellness and reduce financial anxiety while offering a breadth of investment choices.

Episodes

August 20, 2024 15 mins
In this episode of the Money Buddy podcast, brought to you by Money and Me, an investor education initiative by PGIM India Mutual Fund, host Ahalya is joined by Ajit Menon, CEO of PGIM India Mutual Fund. 

They discuss the often overlooked yet crucial factor in financial success: the savings rate. While many investors focus solely on portfolio returns, Ajit emphasizes the power of increasing one's savings rate to achie...
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Welcome back to another insightful episode of PGIM Money Buddy, brought to you by ‘Money and Me’, an investor education and awareness initiative by PGIM India Mutual Fund. 

In this episode, Ajit Menon, CEO of PGIM India Mutual Fund delves deep into the invaluable role of a financial advisor, or as he likes to call them, your financial sarathi.
Ajit shares his unique perspective by drawing parallels between the epi...
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Risk concentration is an important aspect to get a hold of when it comes to managing your wealth, personal finance planning and getting to where you want to be. But it's also one of those things that is often less understood or maybe misunderstood. So, in this episode of Money Buddy, Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, is here to clarify some of that for us on today's podcast.

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In this episode of Money Buddy, Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, talks about a topic that affects all of us and is the number one enemy of our hard earned money, which is inflation. Ajit deep dives into how inflation impacts our household and how one can invest in the right asset classes that can beat inflation over long run.

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Even the most experienced investors can face personal biases while making financial decisions on their own. Each individual is unique in terms of risk tolerance and goals and this requires a bespoke solution. 

In this episode of Money Buddy podcast, Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, shares his perspective on how financial advisors can help investors realise their life goals and how to go about selecting a good ...
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Many investors tend to have a home bias – they invest majorly in domestic assets and thus lose out on owning international business/themes that are not available in Indian markets. 

In this episode of Money Buddy, Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, takes us through why investors should consider investing beyond Indian markets and the options available to diversify their portfolios in international stocks.
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Balanced Advantage Funds dynamically adjust their equity and fixed income exposure based on a pre-determined formula. If you wish to be saved from the hassle of managing your asset allocation on your own, consider Balanced Advantage Funds. 

In this episode, Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, explains how Balanced Advantage Funds (BAFs) work and how they can automate your portfolio’s asset allocation. 
 
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Many traditional Indian investors are not familiar with the ups and downs associated with market-linked products like mutual funds and as a result enter and exit funds at the wrong time. This constant churn disturbs the compounding power of the portfolio.

Tune into this episode of Money Buddy where Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, talks about how to overcome this behavioural challenge by adopting a buy and hol...
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Did you know, retirement is the only life goal for which you don’t get a loan? Tune into this episode of Money Buddy where Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, talks about the importance of planning for financial freedom. Know how to monetize your skills to generate income during retirement, build your retirement kitty and lead a purposeful life.

Log on to https://moneyandme.pgimindiamf.com/ to get curated ...
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In an increasingly interconnected world, holding a diversified portfolio can provide a better outcome. Asset allocation is the holy grail of diversification but how does one go about achieving optimal diversification by identifying the right asset classes. 

Get answers to all your questions on building a sound portfolio from Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund. In this podcast, Ajit discusses the 7 asset classes t...
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April 18, 2023 12 mins
Planning for your life goals becomes easy when we follow the thumb rules of investing.  In this episode, Ajit Menon, CEO, PGIM India Mutual Fund, explains the sequence one should follow when it comes to managing your finances – household budgeting, protecting your family through insurance, creating an emergency corpus, and finally investing. 

Tune in to Money Buddy podcast to get simple and actionable insights to mana...
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