Private Wealth Management case studies, worked step by step

Cases
100
Traced to a firm
15
Topics
14
Hard
30
Topic
All topicsLump-sum allocation9Goal and retirement planning8Risk profiling and IPS6Rebalancing and drift6Tax-aware portfolio moves7Concentrated positions and liquidity events7Estate, succession and trusts8Client situations and behaviour8Fixed income and cash management7Alternatives and private markets7Products and fund selection8Lending and leverage6Market view and security pitch6Bank economics, fees and risk7
Level
AnyWarm upCoreHard
Source
AnyReported at a firmStandard
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  1. 008A client calls wanting to put Rs 1 crore, a quarter of his portfolio, into a small-cap stock that has just tripled. What do you do: how do you size it, what is the downside in rupees, and how does the conversation go?Client situations and behaviourCoreWealth management
  2. 019A conservative client lost 22% on a structured note sold by your predecessor and has complained. How do you assess the suitability record, what might the firm owe her, and what do you say in the meeting?Client situations and behaviourHardPrivate banking
  3. 034A client wants to lend Rs 50 lakh to a friend's business at 18%. If there is a 20% chance of default with 30% recovery, what is his expected return, and how do you have the conversation?Client situations and behaviourWarm upWealth management
  4. 048A client complains his portfolio made 6% while a friend made 18%. His mix is 40% equity; the friend was all in small caps that fell 35% the year before. Build the like-for-like comparison and the conversation.Client situations and behaviourCoreWealth management
  5. 060A client paused his Rs 25,000 monthly SIP for 12 months during a 20% fall and restarted after the recovery. How many units did he miss buying cheaply, and what did the pause cost him at recovery?Client situations and behaviourWarm upMutual fund distributionIndian wealth management
  6. 072Parents aged 70 with Rs 9 crore need Rs 30 lakh a year. Their two children ask for Rs 3 crore now for a business. Test whether the parents' plan survives the gift, and what size of gift it can bear.Client situations and behaviourCoreWealth management
  7. 084A 58-year-old client has just lost her husband. His estate is Rs 7 crore across 14 accounts, a Rs 2 crore life insurance claim is pending, and she needs Rs 2.5 lakh a month. How would you approach her, and what is the 90-day plan?Client situations and behaviourCoreVanguardScottsdale · 2025
  8. 096A divorcing couple splits Rs 16 crore: a house worth Rs 5 crore with a Rs 3 crore gain, equity funds worth Rs 6 crore with a Rs 2 crore gain, and Rs 5 crore of deposits. Show why a 50/50 split by market value is not 50/50 after tax, and fix it.Client situations and behaviourHardWealth management

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