First-time investor?

Pick the path that fits you in 10 seconds

Three plain-language entry points into 14paisa — each opens /compare with the right filter already preselected, so you see only the products that match your goal.

Small-ticket

Start small

Begin with ₹100–₹500. Open a liquid or overnight fund this week, top up later.

Liquid Funds · Overnight Funds · 364-day T-Bills
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Sovereign

Government-backed, full stop

Sovereign instruments — RBI bonds, Treasury Bills, post office schemes. No principal loss.

RBI Floating Rate Bond · Treasury Bills · PPF · NSC
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Tax-saving

Save tax under 80C

PPF, NSC, NPS, SCSS — Section 80C / 80CCD(1B) eligible, sorted by post-tax yield.

PPF · NSC · SCSS · NPS Tier-I
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Match me

Find my safe-yield match

Tell us your amount, horizon, and 80C intent — we surface one sovereign-backed match.

Match by amount × horizon × 80C
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All three paths open /compare with the matching filter preselected in the URL — small-ticket chips first shipped in 2026, tax-saving and government-backed tabs read the URL hash automatically.

Plan by goal

Three more plain-language entry points — pick the life event that fits and land on /compare with the right filter already applied.

Retirement

Build a retirement corpus

PPF and SCSS — long-tenor sovereign options to compound calmly until age 60.

PPF · SCSS · NPS Tier-I
Open retirement picks →
For your child

Save for your child

Open Sukanya Samriddhi for a girl child or PPF for any child — sovereign, EEE, parent/guardian opens.

SSY · PPF
Open child-friendly picks →
Tax-saving

Save tax under 80C

PPF, NPS, SSY, ELSS — compare 80C / 80CCD(1B) eligibility, lock-in, risk, and typical yield side by side on /tax-saving.

PPF · NPS · SSY · ELSS
Compare 80C instruments →
Match me

Find my safe-yield match

Answer 3 quick questions — your amount, your horizon in years, and 80C intent — and we surface one sovereign-backed match with prefilled inputs.

Amount × Horizon × 80C
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