Smart financial choices, lifestyle adjustments, and careful planning can help you retire securely even with a modest retirement fund.
After three decades in fitness retail, Canadian entrepreneur Karen Hastie is building a tech company to support small businesses and chambers of commerce.
Vince Scidone began receiving his pension in 1998, but says it hasn’t kept pace with inflation. 'You can survive, but it’s a hard way to go,' he said.
National Award-winning filmmaker Vetrimaaran announced his exit from film production. His upcoming film Bad Girl will be his final project as producer under Grass Root Film Company, though he continues directing.
Cheteshwar Pujara, who played 103 Tests and scored 7195 runs at an average of 43.60, announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.
Early retirement is an attractive dream, but it requires a well-planned financial roadmap to sustain your lifestyle without income for decades.
Using a safe withdrawal rate of 3.5%, which is more realistic in the Indian context given the inflation and increasing life expectancy, you would require a retirement corpus of approximately Rs 1.7 crore
Together with smaller nuclear families, longer life-spans, and greater financial confidence among retirees, is creating sustained demand for purpose-built senior communities.
Understanding your Financial Independence number is the first step towards retiring on your own terms.
Financial Independence, Retire Early (FIRE) requires aggressive planning, especially when you aim to retire at 40 with just 15 years of income but 45–50 years of retirement ahead
If you start at age 20, your Rs 1 lakh investment grows almost 100 times to become around Rs 1 crore by the time you turn 60.
From reverse mortgages to pension-backed credit, here’s how retirees can access funds easily.
A popular method for managing withdrawals may not offer the protection you think it does.
With no children to bank on, your retirement plan should aim at self-sufficiency, security, and self-fulfilment.
Employer’s contribution of up to 14 percent of the employee’s basic pay is exempt from tax under the new regime.
Micro-retirements or intentional breaks from the daily hustle are essential. Whether it’s two months or two hours a week, taking time to pause with purpose helps you stay balanced and engaged. Long-term success depends not on how hard you push, but on how well you manage your energy.
Rental income can be a steady support, but it needs planning and protection to remain reliable in retirement.
Currently, besides enjoying his retirement, the 29-year-old father of three has become an angel investor and is backing a friend’s coffee company and a fitness app.
Musk, in the Oval office alongside US President Trump on February 11, explained how an old limestone mine in Pennsylvania only allows 10,000 employees to retire per month because of the slow manual processing of paperwork.
'I went from saving 30 percent to 50 percent to 80 percent and up to [nearly] 90 percent. And that would excite me more, because I knew that that accelerated my goal to ultimately retire,' the former tech leader, who specialised in generative AI, said.
Ravichandran Ashwin announced retirement from international cricket across all formats. Ashwin made the announcement in the post-match presser after the third Test against Australia, which ended in a draw, as he joined skipper Rohit Sharma. Ashwin retires as the second-highest wicket taker for India in Tests. The carrom-ball specialist accounted for 537 wickets in 106 matches, only behind legendary Anil Kumble, who has 619 wickets from 132 appearances. If we look at Ashwin's stats in limited overs, he has 116 ODI and 65 T20I appearances, in which he has scalped 156 and 72 wickets respectively. Ashwin will continue to take part in domestic and franchise leagues. He was roped in by Chennai Super Kings, his former team, for Rs 9.75 crore in the IPL 2025 auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last month. Ashwin's final appearance in international circuit came against Australia during the pink-ball Test at Adelaide, which India lost by 10 wickets. Ashwin was part of India's 2011 World Cup-winning squad and contributed significantly in India's two World Test Championship finals. He also accounted for 11 wickets in the 2014 T20 World Cup, where India lost in the final.
Bollywood actor Vikrant Massey made a shocking announcement on a Monday morning – he revealed that he is retiring from the film industry, leaving fans surprised and nostalgic about his versatile performances.
The key to achieving this is to focus on your long-term goals and create a balanced portfolio that can withstand market volatility.
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