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Young earners with high incomes and few responsibilities can save more than 30 per cent, while those with low salaries and high expenses may save less.
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'Stay invested but progressively reduce risk. Beyond a point, the objective should shift from maximising returns to avoiding unpleasant surprises.'
While EPF rewards patience and compounds your money, inflation decides how far your money really goes.
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While investments are typically reviewed annually, risk cover is often left unchanged for years.
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Unlike investing, saving money on purchases doesn't require any specialized training and is an easy way for anyone to stretch their budget a little farther.
With medical inflation hovering at around 13-14 per cent annually, policyholders must reassess their sum insured once every two years.
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Many affluent young people are first-generation wealthy. They have limited financial literacy, lack quality financial guidance or role models, and often fall prey to mis-selling. This makes them hesitant to invest in high-return assets like equities.
Those who have binged on credit must spend less, cut discretionary expenses, and focus on repayment.
When and how you can access EPF money before retirement without jeopardising your long-term retirement savings.
'Having a separate healthcare corpus is extremely important even for those already covered by health insurance.'
Before signing up for a BNPL plan, read the fine print carefully and watch for red flags like unclear repayment terms, vague information on interest or late fees, and marketing that downplays the cost of default.
The 100 per cent withdrawal provision and the 25 per cent minimum balance provision have led to some confusion.
Those who have long retirement horizons of 15 to 20 years and seek higher long-term returns may opt for MSF. Investors nearing retirement (under 10 years) or those with low risk tolerance should stay away.
Issuers have allotted nearly four times as much to mutual funds (MFs) as they have to insurance companies in recent quarters. MFs invested Rs 21,976 crore as anchor investors in initial public offerings (IPOs) on a trailing four-quarter basis, according to data from Prime Database.
Make children realise that money is earned through hard work and used to buy necessary things.
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'Do exhaustive research and then select the one that best fits your budget and requirements.'
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'Some part could be used for consumption purposes, and the rest could be used to meet important financial goals.' 'The split can be 30:70 to 50:50, depending on one's situation.'
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