Is GIFT City Worth It for Small NRI Investors or Only HNIs?

For a long time, GIFT City had a reputation. A playground for the wealthy. Family offices, crores of rupees, private bankers in glass towers.…

GIFT City Tax Benefits for NRIs: What Is Real and What Is Hype?

If you have spent even ten minutes reading about GIFT City, you have seen the word “tax-free” everywhere. And I get why it makes…

Here is a question I get almost every week in our community calls. “Mani, I want to invest in Apple, in US index funds,…

This debate runs in our groups every few weeks. One person says NRE fixed deposits are unbeatable because the interest rate is so high.…

Most of the GIFT City buzz is about funds and big-ticket investments. But there is a quieter, simpler product that many more of you…

Short answer first, because I know that is what you came for. Yes. NRIs can invest through GIFT City. So can OCIs and PIOs.…

Lately, “GIFT City” comes up in our groups almost as often as schools and taxes. A banker mentions it. A reel hypes it. A…

This question comes up in our community almost every single week. “Should I invest in India or keep my money in the US? Where…

A member in our US WhatsApp group messaged me at midnight last year. “Mani, I tried to start an SIP with HDFC Mutual Fund…

A member in our WhatsApp group posted this last year: “I have an NRI demat account with Zerodha, linked to my HDFC NRE-PIS account.…