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Financial PlanningDecember 15, 2025· 6 min read

Your Year-End Financial Review Checklist

December is the best time to review your finances, rebalance your portfolio, and plan for the new year. Here's everything you need to check before January.

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Why December Matters

The financial year in India ends in March — but December is when smart investors

do their mid-year review. It gives you three months to make adjustments before

tax season, and enough time for any changes to settle before March 31.

The Checklist

Portfolio Review

Check your asset allocation — has it drifted from your target?
Review underperforming funds — have they lagged for 3+ years?
Ensure your SIP amounts still match your income level
Check for tax-loss harvesting opportunities

Insurance Review

Is your life cover still adequate? (Rule: 10–12x annual income)
Has your health cover kept pace with inflation?
Any life changes (marriage, child, new home) requiring coverage updates?

Tax Planning

Have you exhausted your 80C limit (₹1.5 lakh)?
Have you considered 80D for health insurance premiums?
NPS contributions for additional ₹50,000 deduction under 80CCD(1B)?
Any capital gains to book or defer?

Emergency Fund

Still 6 months of expenses in liquid assets?
Has your monthly expense changed significantly?

Goals Check

Are your goal-based investment baskets on track?
Any new goals to plan for in the coming year?

One Rule for the Review

Don't make changes for the sake of making changes.

A portfolio review should only result in action if something has genuinely changed —

your life circumstances, your goals, or sustained underperformance.

Most of the time, the right output of a review is: everything looks fine, continue.

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