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Why the child education goal deserves early planning
Because education costs in India have been rising faster than general inflation, which makes when you start matter as much as how much you invest.
Harsh Gahlaut·Co-founder & CEO, FinEdge·February 2024
Recorded television discussion on CNBC-TV18, in conversation with Sonia Shenoy. Published as broadcast; figures and conditions reflect that date.
What this covers
The discussion draws a distinction FinEdge treats as structural: funding an education in India and funding one abroad are different goals with different requirements, not the same goal at two price points.
It is an orientation to the goal rather than a working plan. The decisions the goal actually requires — the requirement range, the contribution and the review — are set out on the planning pages.
Start early, and decide first which education you are actually funding.
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