Rs 1.50 lakh/month income from Rs 1.5 crore corpus? Easy retirement strategies explainedRetiring with Rs 1.5 cr can provide a monthly income, but the amount depends on risk appetite and investment returns. Experts suggest withd...
10 Jun, 2026, 11.01 AM IST
Planning early retirement at 50 with a Rs 12.5 crore corpus? Expert explains how to generate Rs 2 lakh monthly incomeAn investor planning early retirement at 50 with a Rs 12.5 crore corpus seeks expert advice on generating Rs 2 lakh monthly income. The exp...
03 Jun, 2026, 10.41 AM IST
New NPS withdrawal plan: Retirement Income Scheme offers an orderly exit, but no return guaranteeThe Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has introduced the Retirement Income Scheme (RIS) under NPS, allowing retiree...
01 Jun, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Can Rs 2 crore retirement corpus generate Rs 2 lakh monthly income for 20 years after retirement?Planning your retirement corpus is crucial. A Rs 2 crore fund may not last 20 years with high withdrawals. Experts suggest a bucket strateg...
25 May, 2026, 03.14 PM IST
Choosing the right NPS annuity: Why expenses, behaviour, and risk tolerance matter for retirement incomeThe National Pension System's exit rule eased, allowing more flexibility with annuity purchases. Retirees must carefully decide how much to...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Budget 2020 may tax employer's excess contribution to EPF, NPS twiceThe budget proposal was made to restrict the tax-exempt contribution by employer to EPF, NPS and superannuation fund to Rs 7.5 lakh in an F...
14 Feb, 2020, 12.32 PM IST
Investors remain aloof to NPS despite govt, corporate pushNPS or National Pension System is yet to find widespread acceptance among the working population in the country, say investment advisors.
09 Jan, 2019, 03.58 PM IST
5 reasons why investors stay away from NPS. But should you?Tax treatment of the corpus is the basic reason why many investors shy away. Only 40% of the corpus is tax free, compared to 100% in other ...
27 Dec, 2018, 01.18 PM IST
Why NPS is not a good investmentWith tax saving driving investment decisions, people are drawn to the additional Rs 50,000 deduction under Sec 80CCD(1b). Here is why not t...
28 Mar, 2016, 04.30 PM IST
Post Budget 2016 should you choose NPS or ELSS to build retirement corpus?Raghav is looking for a tax-saving instrument that will also help him build a retirement corpus. Should he opt for NPS or ELSS?
07 Mar, 2016, 08.24 AM IST
Time has come to treat all pension products equallyInvestors are confused now because there is no taxation parity between competing pension products
26 Feb, 2016, 01.24 PM IST
What Chheda should do to reduce his tax liabilityTaxspanner.com estimates that Vimal Chheda can reduce his tax by almost Rs 30,000 simply by tinkering with his pay structure.
01 Feb, 2016, 08.47 AM IST
PFRDA takes aim at National Pension Scheme taxation, bats for level-playing fieldPFRDA has been batting for EEE status for NPS. Under the current rules, the NPS corpus is taxable at the time of withdrawal.
29 Jun, 2015, 12.00 PM IST
Tax treatment of Atal Pension scheme unclear, says PFRDAThe tax treatment of the recently launched Atal Pension Yojana lacks clarity and even the country's pension fund regulator PFRDA itself is ...
28 Jun, 2015, 07.47 PM IST
NPS needs to offer equal tax treatment to all irrespective of nature of employmentThe problem with taxation of withdrawals under the National Pension System is not that it’s confusing, but that it may not be fair.
30 Mar, 2015, 08.09 AM IST
What stops NPS from being a lucrative investment? Taxation on maturityWhile admitting NPS is a beautifully designed scheme, Yogesh Agarwal, Former Chairman, of PFRDA says problem lies in its taxation.
24 Mar, 2015, 12.42 PM IST
Why unclear tax treatment is making investors wary of NPSThree weeks ago, the Union Budget 2015 gave a big push to the NPS by creating a Rs 50,000 tax break that can be utilised only by investing ...
23 Mar, 2015, 12.20 PM IST