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Money questions every family asks, answered with real numbers. 5-minute reads, each with a worked example and a calculator to try your own numbers.

• ₹4.65 La ₹2,000 monthly SIP after 10 years (illustrative)Festive special · 4 min readThis Bhai Dooj, give a gift that grows: ₹2,000 a month could become ₹4.65 lakhCash gets spent by Diwali next year. A small monthly SIP keeps growing for 10 years.
• ₹63 La ₹25 L degree in 12 years (illustrative)Education · 5 min read₹25 lakh today, ₹63 lakh in 12 years: what your child’s degree will really costToday’s fee is not the number to plan for. Here is the one that is, and the monthly SIP to reach it.
• ₹36.6 Lthe cost of starting 3 years late (illustrative)Investing · 4 min readRohit vs Aman: how a 3-year delay cost ₹36.6 lakhSame ₹10,000 SIP, started three years apart. The gap at the end will surprise you.
• 6 monthsof essentials and EMIs, as a starting pointSafety net · 4 min readOne hospital bill away? How big your family’s safety net should beHow many months to keep aside, how to work out your number, and where to park it.
• ₹5.74 Crcorpus at 60 in our example (illustrative)Retirement · 5 min read₹50,000 a month today, ₹5.7 crore at 60: find your retirement numberTurn today’s expenses into your retirement corpus, and see what a 3-year delay does to the SIP.
• ₹1.36 Crcover needed in our example familyProtection · 5 min readYour family may need ₹1.36 crore of cover. Does your policy come close?Why many families are under-insured, and a simple way to size the cover you really need.

This article is general information for education, not a recommendation to buy or sell any product. Figures are illustrative and not guaranteed; they depend on the assumptions shown. Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks, read all scheme related documents carefully. Past performance is not indicative of future returns.