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55% of Indian employees can’t cover expenses if they lose job
A new Finsafe India report finds that 55% of working professionals are not financially prepared to meet expenses if they lose their job, up from 51% last year. The survey of 4,532…
The Story in Brief
A new Finsafe India report finds that 55% of working professionals are not financially prepared to meet expenses if they lose their job, up from 51% last year. The survey of 4,532 employees shows that while stock market participation has risen from 46% to 58%, basic safety nets remain weak. Only 31% have both an emergency fund and adequate insurance, up from 26% a year ago.
The consequences of job loss now ripple across entire households, the report says. Concern about supporting elderly parents nearly doubled from 16% to 30%, and 70% worry about retirement and children's education. Nearly half of employees rely solely on employer-provided insurance, which ends with the job.
The Indian Opinion
The media narrative often frames job loss as a personal failure or a tech-sector story. But the Finsafe data shows this is a mainstream anxiety affecting two-thirds of the white-collar workforce regardless of industry. The real blind spot is the gap between rising stock market participation and stagnant emergency savings. The test for every employee is simple: can you cover six months of expenses without selling a single mutual fund unit? If not, the portfolio is a gamble, not a plan.
Source: businesstoday.in
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