How much money do you actually need to retire at 50? | Paisa Vaisa | Anupam Gupta |

How much money do you actually need to retire at 50? | Paisa Vaisa | Anupam Gupta |

February 22, 2026 · 47 min · Season 1 · Episode 555

About this episode

Anupam Gupta and Sameep Singh discuss essential strategies for retirement planning, focusing on generating a sustainable monthly pension and the impact of inflation.

Are you blindly trusting your SIPs to fund your life 20 years from now? In this deep-dive episode of Paisa Vaisa, Anupam Gupta (@b50) welcomes Sameep Singh, Business Unit Head at Policybazaar , to solve the "Final Boss" of personal finance: Retirement. We tackle a question every Indian professional is asking: "How do I generate a ₹1 Lakh post-tax monthly pension?" Using a 40-year-old in Mumbai as a case study, we break down the brutal reality of 7% inflation and why a simple savings account won't cut it. We explore the "Young India" bias why our demographic is obsessed with picking the next multibagger stock but completely ignores the 30-year period after their last salary. Sameep explains the critical "Humbling Years" of the stock market and why your withdrawal strategy is more important than your investment returns. We also introduce the 3% Withdrawal Rule and how it ensures you never outlive your money. From understanding medical inflation (which is growing at 14%!) to why your parents’ FD interest is shrinking due to "Reinvestment Risk," this episode is a masterclass in long-term survival. If you want to stop guessing your future and start building a bulletproof…

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