Javed Akhtar, Poet, Activist

"I'm not a businessman and don't have the aptitude to invest. Someone manages my investments for me and has been doing it for 30 years. I have some shares of Jet Airways, but to me the only safe investment is property. Maybe because of my lack of knowledge about other investments, I would say that real estate is the best investment, whether it is a building, a flat or even a piece of land."

KK, Singer

"Let me first earn some money-then I'll invest it! But seriously, it's a good time to invest in property. Of course, one should go about it wisely. I burnt my fingers and toes in shares sometime ago so I am quite watchful now; I may invest in shares later down the line and I do have a business manager who advises me but I would say property is the safest investment right now."

Amrita Arora, Actor

"I just leave all my financial dealings and investments to my parents. So they
invest on my behalf. Whether it is investing in property or bonds or insurance policies or shares, I really don't get into it. But property is really the best investment, because it's on the rise and especially for a girl it is of utmost
importance. Apart from the place you live in, if you have a couple of properties on lease or rent you are guaranteed an income and whenever you sell it you are assured a profit."

Sandhya Mridul, Actor

"I am very poor at investing. I just put my money in my savings account and into some FDs. I also put some money every year in a PPF account. I want that the transaction should be hassle free and that I should not have to track what's going on. I'm very laidback and have never really tracked my investments. That's why I just invest in bank FDs and PPF."

-Compiled by Geetika Sasan Bhandari

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