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Retirement Planning Guides in India

From working out the corpus you need, to building it, preparing for the day you stop working, and drawing a monthly income that lasts.

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40 guides across our retirement, FIRE and NRI categories, newest added Oct 9, 2026.

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Retirement Corpus for Rs 1 Lakh Per Month: India Guide 2026

The clearest introduction we have to retirement maths: what a monthly income of Rs 1 lakh needs in corpus, how inflation moves that number, and what to save each month to get there.

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Four stages, each with one guide to read first and two to go deeper. Work through them in order, or jump to the stage you are at.

Retirement corpus

Start with the number. These guides show how a monthly income target turns into a corpus, and why the same crore is enough for one family and not another.

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Saving for retirement

Once you know the target, pick the vehicles. NPS, EPF, PPF and equity funds each have rules on lock-in, tax and withdrawal that matter more than their headline returns.

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Preparing to retire

The five years before retirement decide how calm the next thirty are. Audit what you own, close the gaps, and set the structure before the salary stops.

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Retirement income

Turning a corpus into a monthly cheque is its own discipline. How SWP compares with deposits, why the first few years of returns matter most, and what to do when markets fall.

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Work out your retirement numbers

Three free tools that turn the guides above into your own figures.

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Are you on track? Enter your age, expenses and savings to see the corpus you need and the gap.

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SWP Calculator

How long a corpus lasts at a chosen monthly withdrawal, with inflation built in.

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FIRE Calculator

Your financial independence number and the year you could reach it.

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Early retirement and special situations

Retiring well before 60, returning from abroad, or planning for your parents: the standard playbook needs changes.

Early retirement

Retiring at 40 or 50 changes the maths: a longer drawdown, fewer compounding years, and no pension to fall back on.

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Special situations

Returning NRIs, parents who have not planned, and overseas retirement accounts each need a different playbook.

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  • A corpus target built on your real expenses and retirement age
  • A savings plan across NPS, EPF, PPF and mutual funds
  • A withdrawal structure for the years after you stop working