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The long-term schemes

What does a PPF account actually pay, and why does the date you deposit change the answer?

4 steps · Asset classes

The path

  1. Calculate

    PPF Calculator

    Fifteen years under the scheme’s own rule, including what missing the 5th of the month costs you.

  2. Compare

    PPF side by side

    Vary one thing — the deposit, the rate, the term — and see which of them the final balance actually cares about.

  3. Calculate

    Investment Goal Calculator

    Work the other way round: from the amount you want at the end to what you would have to put in.

  4. Quiz

    Personal Finance quiz

    Six questions on the decisions these schemes sit inside.

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