What is a real return?

A real return is your investment return after adjusting for inflation (and often tax). If your FD earns 7% but inflation is 6%, your real return is only about 1% — that is the true growth in your purchasing power.

How is real return calculated?

The exact formula is: real return = ((1 + post-tax return) / (1 + inflation)) − 1. For example, a 7% return taxed at 30% gives a 4.9% post-tax return; at 6% inflation the real return is (1.049 / 1.06) − 1 ≈ −1%, i.e. slightly negative.

Can my real return be negative?

Yes. This is common with fully-taxable fixed deposits for people in higher tax brackets. If inflation and tax together are higher than your nominal return, your money loses purchasing power over time even though the rupee balance grows.

Why does inflation matter for investing?

Inflation quietly eats your returns. A 6% inflation rate halves the value of money in about 12 years. To actually build wealth, your post-tax return must beat inflation — that gap is your real return, and it is what truly grows your money.

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Nominal vs real return — wo antar jo matter karta hai

Nominal return wo headline number hai jo aapka bank ya fund batata hai — jaise FD par 7%. Real return wo hai jo inflation ke khaane aur tax ke katne ke baad bachta hai. Agar aapki FD 7% kamati hai, aap 30% tax dete hain (bacha 4.9%), aur inflation 6% hai, to aapka real return lagbhag −1% hai. Aapki rupaye ki amount badhti hai, par asli buying power ghatti hai.

Real return kaise nikalta hai

Pehle, tax aapka return ghatata hai: post-tax return = nominal × (1 − tax%). Phir inflation ko exact Fisher formula se hataya jaata hai:

real return = ((1 + post-tax return) ÷ (1 + inflation)) − 1

Ek quick approximation hai sirf post-tax return − inflation, par upar wala formula exact hai. Ye calculator exact version use karta hai aur aapki chuni period par compound karke paise ki inflation-adjusted keemat dikhata hai.

Ye aapke faisle kyun badalta hai

Fixed deposits ka 30% slab walon ke liye aksar kam ya negative real return hota hai, kyunki interest poora aapke slab par tax hota hai.
Tax-free options jaise PPF aur EPF return ka zyada hissa rakhte hain (0% tax), to unka real return same rate par bhi kaafi strong hota hai.
Equity/mutual funds oonche nominal returns ka lakshya rakhte hain aur un par tax kam hota hai (LTCG), to lambe samay mein strong positive real return ki sabse achhi sambhavna hoti hai.
Daulat banane ke liye aapko sirf positive return nahi chahiye — aisa return chahiye jo tax ke baad inflation ko haraye.

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Real return kya hai?

Real return aapke nivesh ka return hai jo inflation (aur aksar tax) ke adjustment ke baad bachta hai. Agar aapki FD 7% kamati hai par inflation 6% hai, to aapka real return sirf lagbhag 1% hai — yahi aapki purchasing power ki asli badhat hai.

Real return kaise nikalta hai?

Exact formula hai: real return = ((1 + post-tax return) / (1 + inflation)) − 1. Jaise, 30% tax wala 7% return 4.9% post-tax deta hai; 6% inflation par real return (1.049 / 1.06) − 1 ≈ −1% yani thoda negative.

Kya mera real return negative ho sakta hai?

Haan. Oonche tax bracket walon ke liye poori tarah tax wali FD mein ye common hai. Agar inflation aur tax milakar aapke nominal return se zyada hon, to rupaye ki amount badhne ke bawajood paisa samay ke saath purchasing power khota hai.

Nivesh ke liye inflation kyun matter karti hai?

Inflation chupchaap aapke returns ko khaati hai. 6% inflation rate lagbhag 12 saal mein paise ki keemat aadhi kar deti hai. Sachmuch daulat banane ke liye aapka post-tax return inflation ko haraana chahiye — wahi antar aapka real return hai, aur wahi asal mein aapka paisa badhata hai.

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