# Invest for children’s choices, not predetermined careers 2026-08-13T00:43:35+00:00 | Business & Economy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Livemint.com reports that a financial planner argues parents should invest not to fund a specific career but to give children the freedom to choose their own path. The article cites the writer's own children: a daughter who chose industrial design and a son obsessed with football whose future is uncertain. It notes that many jobs of the future do not yet exist. Long-term systematic investment plans (SIPs) are recommended not as a route to a predetermined outcome but as a way to ensure money never limits a child's options. ## Coverage - livemint.com Tags: career uncertainty, child education, financial planning, investing, parenting, SIPs Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/invest-for-childrens-choices-not-predetermined-careers/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/invest-for-childrens-choices-not-predetermined-careers/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.