I Became Financially Free in 7 YEARS | PowerUp Money

Join us in this inspiring episode as we chat with Lakshmi Narayan, a seasoned finance professional who discovered the concept of FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) at the age of 50. | PowerUp by Uni
He achieved financial independence in just 7 years despite starting later in life, retiring at 57.
Lakshmi shares his journey from learning the basics to mastering investment techniques, proving it's never too late to start your financial independence journey.
Tune in for practical advice on investments that anyone can apply, whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your existing portfolio.
👀 Watch the full video for more insights and inspiration.
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Timestamps
0:00 - Highlights
0:50 - Lakshmi’s journey
2:03 - How did he increase his wealth?
3:03 - Lakshmi’s retirement corpus
4:10 - How did Lakshmi profit in a market downturn?
5:00 - His portfolio allocation
5:22 - Government scheme to consider for investing
6:06 - Mutual funds allocation
6:34 - Lakshmi's strategy to figure out which scheme to invest
7:13 - What is Alpha?
7:30 - What is Beta?
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  • @PowerUp_Money
    @PowerUp_MoneyАй бұрын

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  • @Olea-i2d
    @Olea-i2d9 күн бұрын

    I’m 55 from Sri Lanka but worked overseas in USA all my life. After investing from my salary of 350k, I make 3% annually, which my friends say is very low. My employer 401k of $220K returns about 4%. What would you advice to do with my portfolio for improved returns?

  • @Pickerell

    @Pickerell

    9 күн бұрын

    I don.t really know your risk tolerance or asset allocation, sounds like just bad stock picking. Also unclear if you have an advisor providing value via financial planning or other decision making. But likely scenario is just bad stock picks. Index funds, Etfs and chill.

  • @JIANHENGLUG

    @JIANHENGLUG

    9 күн бұрын

    @@PickerellRight, a lot of folks downplay the role of advisors until being burnt by their emotions, no offense. During the covid-outbreak, I needed a good boost to stay afloat, hence researched for advisors and thankfully came across one with grit. As of today, my portfolio has grown by 25% every quarter since Q3 2020.

  • @CHANCEY-h4d

    @CHANCEY-h4d

    9 күн бұрын

    @JIANHENLUG I've been looking to get one, but have been kind of relaxed about it. Could you recommend your advis0r? I'll be happy to use some help.

  • @JIANHENGLUG

    @JIANHENGLUG

    9 күн бұрын

    I've stuck with the popularly ‘’Jennifer Leigh Hickman” for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive. She’s quite known in her field, look her up.

  • @CHANCEY-h4d

    @CHANCEY-h4d

    9 күн бұрын

    thank you for putting this out, it has rekindled the fire to my goal... was able to spot Jennifer after inputting her full name on the web, she seems highly professional with over a decades of experience.

  • @nikunjthakkar4809
    @nikunjthakkar480928 күн бұрын

    84 month in 1.5 lpa equal to 12600000. Now 8% on it comes to 84000 per month so he is home. No wizardry here just more disposable income to invest .. how many individuals have 1.5 lakh to invest over 1 lakh of monthly expense.... happy for him...

  • @mrrohitnayak1

    @mrrohitnayak1

    22 күн бұрын

    exactly. his is not a typical case, but still good life for him ahead

  • @traderpsingh
    @traderpsingh15 күн бұрын

    People undermine Indian Economy, I'm 36 and just took retirement, I worked my a$$ off for 15 years, lived extremely frugal and now I achieved what people plan for 50s and 60s..

  • @ullaslr7961

    @ullaslr7961

    14 күн бұрын

    Awesome! Retirement is a blessing.. How much net worth did you make in 15 years?

  • @physics4you555
    @physics4you55529 күн бұрын

    I recommend two types of SIP's 1st SIP is systematic investment plan, do it as soon as possible for as long as possible 2nd SIP is systematic improvement plan, means keep learning about finance 🎉

  • @karunakarsinsight825

    @karunakarsinsight825

    19 күн бұрын

    Well said...

  • @Learn-jv4yy

    @Learn-jv4yy

    19 күн бұрын

    Waah 👏🏻

  • @Purnao6151

    @Purnao6151

    10 күн бұрын

    what is systematic improvement plan ?

  • @physics4you555

    @physics4you555

    10 күн бұрын

    @@Purnao6151 it means keep learning about finance, it will make you to take right decision and let you to choose best place to park your money. Learning finance also leads you to reduce risk factors and you will take calculated risk.

  • @pathmaram

    @pathmaram

    6 күн бұрын

    Thankyou ❤

  • @rangaji2010
    @rangaji201021 күн бұрын

    super fast super short yet very informative interview. Only part question could have added to this is the allocation in the 4 types of funds that he preferred.👌

  • @seekertruth72
    @seekertruth7229 күн бұрын

    very high level interview without logic! its fine being a CA not aware of investments may be possible. He says 100 years both can survive on 7 years investment 150000 monthly. which comes about 2,23,45,223 at 15% returns. Any way not convincing for sure

  • @sng3232

    @sng3232

    19 күн бұрын

    It depends on their lifestyle

  • @dileep1175
    @dileep117515 күн бұрын

    Bhai baat kuch hajam nahi hui, being finance background and also a CA he didn't save till age of 50 and after suddenly he starts when friend say and after 7 years build Corpus that he and his family can live till 100 years...what is this....

  • @alverzenongkhlaw5688
    @alverzenongkhlaw568815 күн бұрын

    I could grab all points..he was spot on.

  • @basantchoubey5137
    @basantchoubey513729 күн бұрын

    There is no details.. Very generic statement.. Not sure if there is any value for the viewers because if people say that they have achieved financial freedom in 5-7 yrs by investing in mutual funds, and not giving any details..

  • @raul1901
    @raul190119 күн бұрын

    Trained in Finance but was clueless till 50 😂

  • @syamchilluri

    @syamchilluri

    18 күн бұрын

    This is main thing that disconnected me from his words

  • @AyanChakraborty2023

    @AyanChakraborty2023

    16 күн бұрын

    😂

  • @ET-si7rl

    @ET-si7rl

    13 күн бұрын

    😊

  • @rohanp8645

    @rohanp8645

    Күн бұрын

    Probably trained wrong in finance

  • @Dushyantgiri

    @Dushyantgiri

    Күн бұрын

    It isnpossible people good with business finances management while for personal fianance may takenhit

  • @naturelover3313
    @naturelover331320 күн бұрын

    They should have shown some data related to equity investments like how the money had grown over seven years.

  • @salmankhanfilms3966
    @salmankhanfilms396610 күн бұрын

    He is a perfect man for perfect advice

  • @RebelliousBahu
    @RebelliousBahu26 күн бұрын

    They did not mention what is his retirement corpus ...even after investing 1.5 lacs monthly for 7 years you will not get more than 2.5 crs considering return of 18 percent which is rare

  • @dawnofkitty

    @dawnofkitty

    20 күн бұрын

    He is making shit up. Making claims in hindsight.

  • @samadritadey1812
    @samadritadey1812Ай бұрын

    Definitely was waiting for this one. What a great episode! 👏🏼

  • @PowerUp_Money

    @PowerUp_Money

    Ай бұрын

    Hope you enjoyed it!

  • @vishalkm6296
    @vishalkm629629 күн бұрын

    Need more videos like this. Real experience of people achieved financial freedom....nive presentation and usefull info...thanks for your effort

  • @PowerUp_Money

    @PowerUp_Money

    29 күн бұрын

    Hope you enjoyed it!

  • @abhishekagarwal7686

    @abhishekagarwal7686

    18 күн бұрын

    so made up video

  • @vishalshanker4554
    @vishalshanker4554Ай бұрын

    The interview would have been more helpful to me as a budding investor had I got to know critical information such as how much the gentleman was able to build in his 7 years of investment horizon, what was his amount of SIP, and average growth rate (cagr) etc.

  • @PowerUp_Money

    @PowerUp_Money

    Ай бұрын

    Hi Vishal, We spoke to the guest, and he mentioned that he wants to keep his portfolio confidential. Regarding the CAGR, he said it was more than the average returns. He also mentioned that he was earning 2.5 lakh per month and was quite open about it. This can give you an idea of how much he would have invested per month.

  • @philipsamuel6634

    @philipsamuel6634

    29 күн бұрын

    The interview also reveals the amount of wealth he squandered, even being a finance professional 😂

  • @anumehra9541
    @anumehra954127 күн бұрын

    thanks

  • @kiran-myth
    @kiran-myth29 күн бұрын

    Without saving anything upto 50 and all of sudden he is able to invest 1.5 l pm. How did he took 1 cr term insurance . How did he invest in stock market and mutual funds. Is this a joke?

  • @tlananthu

    @tlananthu

    28 күн бұрын

    He might not have invested till 50. The corpus was probably in safe funds lime FD. But baffling thing is about govt schemes. He has a 1cr in that, something doesn't add up

  • @sreekumares1

    @sreekumares1

    28 күн бұрын

    He took term insurance by paying an amount monthly which is possible. He was earing 2.5L is what he said. From that he start doing sip in mutual funds and some amount in equity. During covid crash he must have invested more and got very high return in equity and mutual fund when market bounce back. It happened with many investor who invested during the time of covid.

  • @anilkashyap2834

    @anilkashyap2834

    18 күн бұрын

    This is very much possible...... Think logically, the maximum amount invested of which he was earning may yield such a return and how many of us earn such a good amount per month. The view of sreekumar is also correct. Right time right opportunity.... And then boom😊 And after seeing lots of podcasts, I think the time matters most but quantum of investment is also an essential ingredient. Investing Rs 1000 will not not be same as 1.5 or 2 lac per month, so one should focus on increasing his income through his skills Rather than starting low amount at early stage....

  • @Kiyansh_Shaha

    @Kiyansh_Shaha

    17 күн бұрын

    Term insurance is expense

  • @karthikeya14

    @karthikeya14

    16 күн бұрын

    Some media stunts...

  • @salmankhanfilms3966
    @salmankhanfilms396610 күн бұрын

    Grand salute to C. A sir

  • @duderocks6483
    @duderocks648328 күн бұрын

    What is he doing post retirement?

  • @manikandann6035
    @manikandann6035Ай бұрын

    @powerup_money Statistics which is used in the video is Consistent Return , Standard Deviation , Alpha , Beta . Can we have one session on how to put this in excel sheet / pater and compare the funds .. ?

  • @PowerUp_Money

    @PowerUp_Money

    Ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot for your feedback. We’ll take this into consideration.

  • @navnathkharatmol
    @navnathkharatmol18 күн бұрын

    I am on same path sir

  • @DrKallalPramanik
    @DrKallalPramanik27 күн бұрын

    Any guess what is Laxmi sir's FIRE amount?

  • @jayakumar1716
    @jayakumar17169 күн бұрын

    It's really a wow same my story now I'm 66 no savings at all i earned a lot and spent a lot / every thing to ours

  • @salmankhanfilms3966
    @salmankhanfilms396610 күн бұрын

    Osm advice

  • @msmshortcreation3968
    @msmshortcreation396828 күн бұрын

    Traning in finance income 2.5 Lakhs per month and no savings, no investments till @ 50 ... Great 😂😅😂😅 please don't fool innocent people's for God Sake 🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @easwaran83
    @easwaran8329 күн бұрын

    It's unclear what his target retirement corpus was approximately. He mentioned earning ₹2.5 lakhs per month at age 50, with the ability to save ₹1.5 lakhs per month. This implies his personal monthly expenses were ₹1 lakh. By saving ₹1.5 lakhs per month for 7 years, he achieved his retirement corpus as per the FIRE terms (25X) equaling ₹3 crores (inflation not considered). Does this mean he invested ₹1.5 lakhs per month and achieved a 22% YoY return to reach the ₹3 crore corpus?

  • @amiyasundarray4498

    @amiyasundarray4498

    28 күн бұрын

    Nice points u have highlighted... Very foggy sort of declaration

  • @ajitpathak5218
    @ajitpathak521824 күн бұрын

    In 2007 Rs 1.5 lakh investment was very high

  • @PRADIPTOCRJ

    @PRADIPTOCRJ

    12 күн бұрын

    Very very indeed

  • @rajeshgopalan684
    @rajeshgopalan68423 күн бұрын

    Unclear about his 7yrs investment period, he started 2006-07 plus 7yrs= 2014 and I don’t think mutual funds was giving 22 CAGR during that period. He invested 1.26 cr and made more than 3 times means 3.78cr.

  • @SaleemKhan-hz6xy
    @SaleemKhan-hz6xy14 күн бұрын

    He missed on passing imp info for our benifit like. Names of companies in equities as well as mutual funds

  • @rohanp8645
    @rohanp8645Күн бұрын

    More than what he did after 50, would be food to know why he did not invest till 50, that might give some learning for people ti start early rather than start after 50. I pray that nobody follows his example and start after 50

  • @111badbrad
    @111badbrad28 күн бұрын

    Plzz state Retirement Corpus

  • @Pankaj_Bhatt
    @Pankaj_Bhatt15 күн бұрын

    1.5lpa for 7 years at 15% compound interest is 20,319,241. Is that the corpus he was going for? This would have been a lot more helpful with real numbers.

  • @photosvideos8762
    @photosvideos876216 күн бұрын

    He has to be humble first. My earning was very high and I said my boss you are fired 😡

  • @SK-gs6xb

    @SK-gs6xb

    2 күн бұрын

    Take it easy bro, it's a tongue-in-cheek statement.

  • @Indianmonk123
    @Indianmonk12328 күн бұрын

    Not a convincing interview… Looks like a makeup story

  • @ParthoPal-g8m

    @ParthoPal-g8m

    28 күн бұрын

    Absolutely!

  • @ParthoPal-g8m
    @ParthoPal-g8m28 күн бұрын

    Useless video without any details

  • @freakrulez69
    @freakrulez696 күн бұрын

    When he was explaining about Alpha Beta and Standard Deviation... There was learning which was when you cut him off and cutshort the video.... Let him explain that part

  • @vijaykumarsanganalavar5657
    @vijaykumarsanganalavar565717 күн бұрын

    Whenever you make such videos or please come with the proof so that the viewers at least believe it to some extent. Everybody does this kind of podcasts but nobody I repeat nobody will share their portfolio and dates from when they actually invested and in what funds or stocks. I think this makes some sense…

  • @salmankhanfilms3966
    @salmankhanfilms396610 күн бұрын

    Reduced my blood pressure

  • @phoenixseosmm
    @phoenixseosmm15 күн бұрын

    2.5 Lac per month ?? That is big big big amount, even if he is talking about 2017, Nifty 50 was at 9500-10,000 , while gold price was around 28000, today nifty has grown almost 2.7 times, and gold has tripled. Even a 1.5 lac of SIP in worst performing fund would have given him CAGR of 15 % in these 7 years. No big deal.

  • @prajapatimuk
    @prajapatimukАй бұрын

    Full lies , he is financial advisor and did not invest till 50 no way it can be believed

  • @VivekGunda-ro2dt

    @VivekGunda-ro2dt

    29 күн бұрын

    He is a financial advisor now.. not when he was 50..😂😂😂

  • @SherillTellington
    @SherillTellington10 күн бұрын

    Dividend investing is most effective when approached with a long-term perspective. While dividends can provide immediate income, the true power lies in the compounding effect over many years. I'm still looking for companies to make additions to my $350K portfolio, to boost performance. Here for ideas.

  • @tahirisaid2693

    @tahirisaid2693

    10 күн бұрын

    impressive gains! how can I get your advlsor please, if you dont mind me asking? I could really use a help as of now

  • @tahirisaid2693

    @tahirisaid2693

    10 күн бұрын

    She appears to be well-educated and well-read. I ran an online search on her name and came across her website; thank you for sharing.

  • @siddharthpathare2
    @siddharthpathare217 күн бұрын

    This is some kind of jokes or an interview? This is like Sachin Tendulkar saying, I was well trained in cricket then started participating at international level at the age of 35 and hit 100 century at the age of 37 and retired. How can a finance fellow didn't invest till the age of 50% ?

  • @hareramkamath9796
    @hareramkamath979616 күн бұрын

    2.5 monthly salary , no savings. 😅

  • @manojsuri007
    @manojsuri007Ай бұрын

    What a liar!! Senior citizen saving scheme of post office allows an individual to invest only upto 30 lakhs..if he does it for wife then it will become 60 lakhs not 1 cr.

  • @SHAREMARKETMEMES

    @SHAREMARKETMEMES

    Ай бұрын

    Also some other govt schemes he told.

  • @PowerUp_Money

    @PowerUp_Money

    Ай бұрын

    Hi Manoj, Our guest mentioned that he invested 1 crore across all government schemes, not just in the Senior Citizen's Savings Scheme.

  • @user-ki5ki7jw4i

    @user-ki5ki7jw4i

    5 күн бұрын

    Why do u call people liar without even confirming. What a shameful attitude.

  • @devalsays
    @devalsays27 күн бұрын

    either this guy is real Fake or real lucky ..

  • @manjithrai
    @manjithrai26 күн бұрын

    He started when bull market started 😂

  • @subhajitghosh9685
    @subhajitghosh96853 күн бұрын

    Did not liked it..full of gassy talk..it should be serious people..who has really achieve step by step with moderate source of earning..we should bring that kind of people in the platform..max 1 to 1:5 lakh per month earning..it will relate many people

  • @rsridhar4508
    @rsridhar450813 күн бұрын

    This is a totally misleading and falsehood information. I checked ICICI flexi cap, mid cap, HDFC flexi cap and mid cap funds performance from 01.4.2007 to 31.02.2014 (7 years period). If one had invested 1.50 lac per month for 7 years the accumulated corpus would be between Rs 1.75 cr to Rs.2 cr un a flexi cap fund and between Rs 1.80 Cr to Rs.2.25 cr in a mid cap fund. These 2 were the largest and best performing funds during that period. I can't see how one would be financially free with just a 7 year investment. All this time we have been educating people that one starts at age of 22-25 they will end up with a larger corpus for retirement than one starting investment at age 35 even with a higher SIP. I hope people don't spread such false videos for their personal gains, this can damage many people's lives.

  • @Tatha-kothito
    @Tatha-kothito19 күн бұрын

    We must not hear from him. ,..with such high package,he can retire within 45,with very less investment per month. So choose speaker wisely and spare my time.

  • @nitinjadhav-wj4zv
    @nitinjadhav-wj4zv4 күн бұрын

    Money lost is never spoken.... Instead of late investing probably might have lost huge in 2008 crash...

  • @viveks9954
    @viveks995427 күн бұрын

    Fancy title with absolutely zero substance.. No info regarding the amount he invested monthly, the funds he chose was given.. Empty shell..

  • @PowerUp_Money

    @PowerUp_Money

    27 күн бұрын

    Hi Vivek, Our guest shared his income, allowing you to estimate how much he might have invested, considering he mentioned investing aggressively. Regarding the fund, we avoid disclosing any specific names as per regulatory requirements, and we intend to strictly adhere to this policy.

  • @abhishekbhagwat5285
    @abhishekbhagwat528515 күн бұрын

    2.5L per month. 30 L per year. For 20 years it will be 6 cr. Not deduct taxes, school education, monthly expenses and add it up with inflation 😂😂.. This interview is for fooling people😂 .. kuch bhi

  • @swatideshpande7768

    @swatideshpande7768

    14 күн бұрын

    This is for 7 yrs

  • @devikar8um
    @devikar8um13 күн бұрын

    Madam.. you should have asked the correct question and cross verify his answers..not just bla bla bla..he has not saved till age of 50 and suddenly he got 1.5 L for saving . Kuch jyada bakwas nui hai kya .. kya kiya abhi tak paise ka and he is finance background person..search nice and talented person for interview .. 20 %equity+ 80% MF . His own corpus is itself inough at 57. No need to invest in equity and MF..

  • @itinvestorndtrader6779
    @itinvestorndtrader677913 күн бұрын

    Trained in finance but not invested till 50 ! Why u bringing jokers !😂

  • @ranganathrajachari5921
    @ranganathrajachari592119 күн бұрын

    5:22 ... Post office senior citizen scheme... maxi investment cap was Rs.15L, which increased to 30L in 2023. 1 cr., i have doubt

  • @gokulraj1989
    @gokulraj198927 күн бұрын

    Guys see this so called finance professional are high earning people. Till 50 no savings. Do you believe. They are here through paid promotion to tell their fake forged experience and make you people to follow them take their course and lose money . Don't go behind these dumbs.

  • @natureinurbanspace1280
    @natureinurbanspace128019 күн бұрын

    Very generic statements

  • @manishkothule3078
    @manishkothule307819 күн бұрын

    जमीन बेचके पैसा आया होगा😂😂😂

  • @chikubindas
    @chikubindas17 күн бұрын

    Isse ghatia story agar kisiko pata hai toh kripaya mera gyan badhayen.

  • @stockrock8938
    @stockrock893828 күн бұрын

    What rubbish He us educated plus financial advisors... Don't give us bullshit talk I'm sure he started investing long before

  • @sunilbnavani
    @sunilbnavani17 күн бұрын

    What bullshit

  • @viktrancestudio6398
    @viktrancestudio639814 күн бұрын

    I’m smelling bullshit here

  • @abhishekagarwal7686
    @abhishekagarwal768618 күн бұрын

    I will not subscribe to this channel ever. WORST INTERVIEW. NO DETAILS. ACHIEVED FIRE in 7 YEAR.

  • @Darkings
    @Darkings28 күн бұрын

    One doesnt qualify for term insurance at the age of 50+

  • @pramod.merwani3244
    @pramod.merwani324426 күн бұрын

    Kon baanaya isko CA ? Kuch be bolta hai 26 se 50 years tak konse planate pe tha ? Wo question toh pucha he nai

  • @Darkings
    @Darkings28 күн бұрын

    Totally fake story

  • @NANOWARRENBUFFETT

    @NANOWARRENBUFFETT

    23 күн бұрын

    Most of these kind stories are cock and bull stories

  • @balamuruganp3865
    @balamuruganp38657 күн бұрын

    Dont believe this guy😂