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V-A NISM Series V-A
Medium

In which of these cases will the 'lock-in' in a retirement fund be lower than the prescribed 5 years?

Practice question from NISM series VA - Mid length mock test — bank. The correct answer is highlighted below with a full explanation.

Options

  1. When the retirement age is earlier than 5 years from the date of investment

    Correct answer

  2. B

    When the age of the investor at the time of making the initial investment is not less than 50 years

  3. C

    When the targeted corpus is achieved before 5 years

  4. D

    All of the above

Why this is the answer

A retirement fund generally has a lock-in period of 5 years or until retirement age, whichever comes first. Therefore, if the investor’s retirement age is earlier than 5 years, the lock-in can be lower.

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