Most people think a term insurance of ₹1 crore is enough.
It's almost never enough. A thread on how to calculate the right number
The common advice: "10x your annual income." If you earn ₹12L/year, get ₹1.2Cr cover. Simple. But completely wrong for most people.
The right approach: your family needs to replace your income FOREVER. ₹1Cr kept in a liquid fund at 7% returns only ₹7L/year. That's your replacement income — does it cover your household's actual needs?
Add up:
→ Outstanding home loan
→ Kids' education corpus needed
→ Parents' medical buffer
→ Annual expenses × 25 (to be self-sustaining at 4% withdrawal)
Most families land between ₹3–5Cr when they do this honestly.
The good news: a ₹2Cr term cover for a 30 year old costs ~₹12,000/year. A ₹5Cr cover is ~₹20,000/year. The difference between being underinsured and properly insured is ₹8,000/year. That's 22 rupees a day.
Stop anchoring to ₹1Cr. Run your own numbers. If you want help with the calculation — DM me.
#personalfinance #insurance
@faltoo You guys have developed one of the best products . What impresses more that you guys have run screener as a proper bootstrapped company ; profitable , no marketing , growing only because you have developed a great product which is improving with every iteration
@ravihanda Averages are misleading. 2 cr per MFD average means per MFD is managing close to 200 cr . Pure crap analysis to justify your business venture
@GabbbarSingh हम मर्द हैं जसकीरत। पैदा होने से मौत तक, हमारा कर्तव्य है लड़ना। अपने मकसद के लिए, अपने सपनों के लिए, अपने हक के लिए, अपनों के लिए। यह हमारा धर्म है। और इसके लिए हमें कोई शाबाशी या मेडल नहीं मिलता।
@mainbhiengineer Golden rule - Never let anyone at your office know following - Your savings corpus ; family assets ; investments & assets as well as your liabilities . Personal and family balance sheet should be kept undisclosed at office
@mainbhiengineer Bhai agree but lot of families have both husband and wife working for lot of genuine financial compulsions. Why did Capgemini allow it to happen in first place. All these MNC’s tell we treat our people as family and all bullshit and then allow this to happen.