Legal heir

This one is not written up yet

The definition above is the short version. A full explanation — how it works, a worked example and the exam traps — is still being written. In the meantime the chapter below covers it in context.

Written up from the same chapter

• Active ChoiceThe NPS investment option under which the subscriber sets the split across the E, C, G and A asset classes personally, subject to a 75 percent cap on equity and 5 percent on alternatives.
• Estate planningDeciding during your lifetime who is to receive which of your assets after your death, and documenting it — mainly through a Will and nominations — so heirs can claim them easily and cheaply.
• National Pension SystemA PFRDA-regulated, defined-contribution retirement scheme in which the subscriber builds a market-linked corpus and must convert part of it into an annuity at exit; there is no guaranteed return.
• NomineeThe person you name to receive custody of your money or securities when you die — a custodian who must pass the asset to the legal heirs, not the owner of it.
• Permanent Retirement Account NumberThe unique account number issued when an NPS account is opened; it stays with the subscriber for life and across employers, which is what makes NPS portable in a way EPF historically was not.
• Power of AttorneyA legal document by which you authorise somebody else — often your stock broker or depository participant — to operate your demat and bank account on your behalf. It is optional, and revocable.