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NPS investment: The subscriber can either select the auto mode or set his/her choice under active modeNational Pension System (NPS), a
government-sponsored retirement planning instrument regulated by the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA), enables the
subscriber to set his or her own choice for fund allocation to different asset classes
market instruments, corporate debt and alternative investment funds
options, and two types of investment modes - active and auto - to the subscriber, according to pension regulator PFRDA's website -
not want to exercise the option of setting his or her own preference, the money is invested under the "auto choice" mode, according to
In this mode, the NPS subscriber gets the option to actively decide as to how his or her NPS pension wealth is to be invested in different
classes E (predominantly equity market instruments), C (fixed income instruments other than government securities), G (government
securities) and A (alternative investment funds), subject to conditions as may be prescribed by the regulator.( How to check National
without the required knowledge to manage their investments
option.( National Pension Scheme minimum contribution rules explained | All you need to know about latest NPS exit rules)The proportion of
funds invested across three asset classes E, C and G, is determined by a pre-defined portfolio (which changes according to the age of the
subscriber), with the investment in E decreasing, and increasing in C and G with the age of the subscriber, according to the
in equity starts with 25 per cent till age 35 and gradually reduces with the subscriber's age), according to the regulator
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