Protection & estate

The unglamorous safety layer: the two insurance policies that matter, and the will and nominees that get what you build to your family without a mess.

What founders use for protection & estate, ranked by how many answers lean on it.

  1. The free, India-first grounding in what to do with cash once you have it: goals, allocation, SIPs, and not losing it to fees. Zerodha Varsity Course Personal Finance Zerodha Varsity In 13 answers
  2. A no-nonsense, ad-light India personal-finance site: plain math and free calculators for emergency funds, goals, and asset... Freefincal Tool Freefincal: goal-based planning and calculators M. Pattabiraman In 10 answers

The questions

Insurance that actually matters 8

The two policies a founder with dependents should not skip, and the ones to ignore.

What insurance does a founder actually need? 3 → How much term life cover do I actually need? 2 → Should I buy term insurance or a policy that also invests my money? 2 → How much health insurance should my family have in India? 2 → Can I just rely on the group health cover my startup gives the team? 2 → All 8 questions in Insurance that actually matters →
Wills, nominees, and succession 7

Making sure what you build reaches your family without a mess.

Do I need a will, and what about nominees? 2 → What happens to my money and startup equity if I die without a will in India? 2 → Nominee or legal heir, who actually receives my assets when I die? 2 → How do I make sure my startup shares and ESOPs actually reach my family? 2 → Do I need to register my will, or can I just write it myself? 2 → All 7 questions in Wills, nominees, and succession →
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