5 things you should know about Public Provident Fund

5 things you should know about Public Provident Fund

In the last blog, we talked about the basic features of PPF, its return profile and how you can open a PPF account. PPF has been an attractive investment option for long because of its safety aspect and tax treatment. It serves as an ideal investment avenue for risk-averse investors planning long-term goals that are at least 15 years away. The scheme can also serve as a safer diversification tool into the debt asset class for your overall portfolio. Essentially, it fits differently for each individual, depending upon their goals and portfolios. Today we’ll touch upon the five aspects of this …

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All You Need to Know About Retirement Planning in India

All You Need to Know About Retirement Planning in India

The average life expectancy of people has increased. Most people prefer living in nuclear families. At one point in life, everyone stops earning. Often, we find earning life and retired life are almost equal. Elderly parents do not like to depend on their children. They take care of their day to day expenses, medical care, ageing related issues and lifestyle expenses for two decades and more. Their financial freedom depends on their retirement planning at a much early stage of life. When to start your retirement planning Ideally, retirement planning must start the day one starts earning. In practice, you start paying …

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