A few weeks ago, I wrote about how conventional wisdom on retirement savings is condemning Indian savers to old-age poverty.
During decades of retired life, inflation destroys the value of your savings relentlessly. Many people find that their savings are not enough. Eventually, at some point, they realise that they are running out of money. Nothing is worse than a long period of old age, where an old couple gradually loses prosperity and then faces poverty. Yet, all around us.
