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Asked by Anonymous - Jul 18, 2023

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I am 66 years old - is investment in LIC's Jeevan Shanti plan for Rs20lacs -is a good investment?

Ans: LIC's Jeevan Shanti plan is a single premium deferred annuity plan which offers a guaranteed annuity for the rest of the policyholder's life, which can be a good option for people who are looking for a secure income stream in their retirement years.

However, the amount that you are looking at committing towards this is very high and the returns that will be earned by you will only be in the range of about 4% post tax which is not very suitable for the tenure that you're looking at. Additionally, it will only provide a fixed income which will also not take inflation into account.

Hence, we do not recommend this policy to you.

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