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Every place your money can live.

From a fixed deposit to a crypto wallet, there are seven families your money can go into. Each one trades potential return for risk, volatility, liquidity and hassle in its own way. Here's the honest map, with nobody selling you a thing.

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These are potential returns, not guaranteed ones. The figures below are indicative long-run ranges, not promises. Equity, crypto, commodities and currency can fall sharply and stay down for years. The ranges are wide precisely because the outcomes are uncertain. Past performance is not indicative of future results. This page is education, not investment advice, and nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell. Consult a SEBI-registered adviser and verify the current numbers before you invest.
The map

Risk vs potential return.

Tap any dot to read its card below. Higher up = higher potential return (never guaranteed). Further right = more risk.
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The seven families, one by one

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The takeaway
There's no best asset class, only the right one for a goal and a time horizon.

Short-term money belongs in the boring, liquid stuff, and that's a good thing. Long-term money can afford to ride equity's storms. Gold is insurance, not an engine. And anything with a lock-in or a 30% tax deserves a very good reason before you commit to it. Match the asset to the job it has to do, and you've got the whole game.

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Where the numbers come from

Sources & method.

The potential-return ranges are indicative long-run figures (roughly 10-20 year windows), not forecasts. They will not match any single year. We've drawn on:

The Risk of loss, Volatility and Liquidity dots are a 1-5 editorial rating, not a regulated metric. Verify every figure against the current source before acting. Markets, rates and tax law all change.