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Investing in India as a salaried professional

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NPS for the additional 50k tax deduction under 80CCD(1B) is free money. Most people don't even know it exists.

Priya Nair · 7d ago · 1 reply

Real estate in Bangalore as an investment is not what it was. The rental yields are 2-3% while EMIs are 8%+. The math doesn't work.

Alex Morgan · 7d ago · 1 reply

SIPs remove the timing problem entirely. Set it up, forget it, check once a year. Simple beats sophisticated here.

Ravi Shankar · 7d ago · 2 replies

PPF is criminally underused by young salaried professionals. 7.1% tax-free return with EEE status is hard to beat.

Aneesh Siddhartha · 7d ago · 1 reply

Index funds beat most active funds over 10+ years. The evidence is overwhelming. Start there, not with stock picking.

Lisa Park · 7d ago · 2 replies