The Young Professional.
First real job. Parents getting older. Maybe a partner, maybe not. You don't need everything yet — you need the right things now, at the right price.
- Cheapest term life for your age bandLocked in young, before any health changes. 30–40-year policy term. Pure protection — no investment-tied product.
- Basic individual health coverStandalone, not the basic policy your employer gave you — that vanishes when you change jobs.
- Tax-saving where it actually saves tax80C limit, used carefully. We'll tell you when ELSS + term beats endowment-as-tax-saver (almost always).
- Parents' health top-upIf their pre-existing conditions allow. We'll tell you honestly when they don't.
- ULIPs sold as investmentCharges eat 30–40% of the first three years. There are better instruments.
- Endowment policies for "tax-saving"Returns rarely beat inflation. Term + ELSS is almost always the right combination.
- Cover beyond what makes senseYou don't need ₹5 Cr term cover at 26. We'll size it to your dependents.