SCPI on credit: advantages and risks
SCPI on credit: the leverage effect, amortising or interest-only loans, deducting loan interest, and the risks to know before borrowing to invest.
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Where should you actually put your money?
Private equity, life insurance, REITs, ETFs and retirement plans: comparisons and analysis to choose an investment according to your situation.
2 174 Md€
held in French life insurance policies, by far the largest household investment
France Assureurs, July 2026
150,4 Md€
on retirement savings plans, held by 12.9 million people
French Ministry of the Economy, end of 2025
86 Md€
of capitalisation across French SCPI property funds
ASPIM, June 2026
36,4 Md€
invested in 2,904 companies by French private equity
France Invest, 2025
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Calculator: can private equity beat an ETF
Work out the gross return a private equity fund must reach, after annual fees and performance fee, just to match a simple index ETF.
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Work out what a starting capital and monthly payments become over time, and how much of the result comes from gains.
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Work out how much a payment into a French retirement savings plan cuts from your tax bill, according to your marginal rate.
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Go from the advertised distribution rate to the income actually received, after income tax and social levies.
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Measure what annual fees really take out of your capital over time, compounding included.
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