The employer's contribution is not taxable in both cases. If you take that arbitrage with the difference in return of epf vs mfs it's almost the same. nps employer's contribution is excluded from tax in both new and old regime. But when you change organisations they may not support NPS

Software Developer

I'm thinking to increase my EPF contribution to the max which is 12% of basic and also thinking to start NPS investment.   since I am just starting out in personal investment domain. I do not posse...

Welcome to Personal Finance's Private Community

I'm thinking to increase my EPF contribution to the max which is 12% of basic and also thinking to start NPS investment. 

since I am just starting out in personal investment domain. I do not possess much knowledge and have been seeing people here helping others.

My question is should I increase the EPF contribution and start NPS or should I invest in public funds after thorough study? 

The first one are from the govt so seems safe to me. Again I'm not fully aware about investment.

Thank you in advance for everyone who'll pitch in their opinion!

EPF, NPS are good for long term?

Software Engineer

EPF, NPS are good for long term?- Grapevine

I am planning to invest in National Pension Scheme. Is it a wise decision or any better options for retirement planning? And if you have already invested pls suggest which one to invest in. 

Please let me know your views if you have invested or planning to in future

Investing in NPS

Application Analyst

Consider investing in NPS and taking the tax benefit (however locking money until 60 atleast) vs investing in mutual funds.

Please share your thoughts if its worth the tax benefit.

Any opinions about if one should invest in NPS or not.

Equity Research

Every month my salary gets credited I barely spend 20% of it the rest of it is just sitting around in my bank account it's already above 5L. I keep thinking of investing it in stocks/mf but it's a lot of work 😔 

What do you guys do with your salary, it would be great if you can share your investment strategy and how do you keep yourself motivated to stick to it

What should I do with my money

Thank me later

Senior Consultant

Welcome to Software Engineers's Private Community

Should we invest in NPS if you are falling under higher tax bracket of ~30%? I am having income of 20+ LPA. I did some calculations investing same amount of money in mutual fund sip the return is much higher than NPS. What confuses me is it actually worth just for saving tax on 50k? As I only intend to invest 50k for tax purposes only. 

Please kindly suggest some for your thoughts and insight.

Is investing in NPS worth it?

Anyone opted for corporate NPS ? Any pros and cons ?

Corporate NPS

Product Head

Welcome to Fintech India's Private Community

A little off topic but I need suggestions from you people. I want to invest around 50k amount in ELSS Tax Saver MF to save tax under 80cc. 

I've decided to allocate in below MF for 10 years: Quant elss(20k), Parag parikh(15k) & Mirae asset(15k)

Is it good? Or it is better to invest these in ppf? Any suggestions will be helpful.

Suggestions on investment (elss mf)

Consultant

I've completed 1 year in my first job. I've tried saving and investing some money, help me decide what I can do better:

Income: 22LPA

PPF: 3 Lakh
EPF: 2 Lakh
MF: 5 Lakh
Saving Account: 4.5 Lakh

Income for new FY post increment: 29LPA

I did these savings based on some advice from my elder brother.

I'd like to spend more this year though, with some travel and going out more, maybe even purchase a scooty/bike and a PS5 😁 - would these expenses be justified?

Apart from improving my savings & investments and 
still being able to afford a few luxuries, I want to know if I should get any of these:

- Health Insurance - Only 5 Lakh cover from company for me and my parents (note - parents are getting old)
- Life Insurance - Do we really need it, I'm still 24?

1 year in first job, please help me assess and improve

Looking for suggestions on where to invest and what are the best options in that category

For example, Canara Robeco Bluechip Fund for equity investments

Looking for suggestions on Mutual Funds, Bonds, PPF, EPF, FD, or any other types of investments paying off right now

Investment diversification

Product Manager

Looking for suggestions or recommendations for investing an amount of 20k per month. 
Note: This is not my total income. This is what I have to spare and live a comfortable life. Confused about going with mutual funds or SIPs or NPS or PPF or FDs to r RDs etc.

Need Investment advice in India for 20k per month

Age - 33
YOE - ~ 10 years in Marketing

Zero exposure to US stocks. 
Zero exposure to Crypto.
Have a house (~45 lacs) for parents in a Tier 2 city which I haven’t added here. 
No liabilities (finished an education loan and a home loan)

Recently started investing in NPS and will continue to do (~1.5 lpa) and accumulating SGB (~2.5 lacs, the screenshot doesn’t capture gold correctly) from the past 6 months.

Question - is there merit in talking money out of EPF and reinvesting in Mutual Funds? What is the general view. 

Open to any other suggestions. TIA!

Seeking Advice - Portfolio Check

Hi, I am thinking of buying a pension plan through which  I could get a good fixed monthly income after I retire ( let's assume 60 years). I am currently 32 year old and looking to invest around 20k per month. I am currently working with a startup.I first thought about NPS and also some plans on Policybazar. I founds that plans mentioned on Policybazar like Tata AIA life insurance capital guarantee solution can offer upto 6.5L/month tax free income after I turn 60 with just 20K investment per month for next 12 years. Where as if I invest 20 k per month in NPS till i turn 60 I will only get 1.8 lakhs per month

I want to understand
1. Why is there such a huge gap in the return amount between NPS and retirement plans available on policybazar
2. How to select the best retirement plan
3. What are the top pension plans available in the market currently
4. Any other better way to plan retirement

Suggest best pension plan to invest in

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This comparison is going viral, surprised to see our biggest AMC is just 1% of American AMC. To me, they are too big and can literally direct the world markets.

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