
The concept of “save today for the needy days,” has been practiced since the evolution of mankind for storing, food grains, water, fossil fuels, to name a few items. Generation has been a witness to the conceptual changes where as the ideology has remained more or less unchanged. Today, the art of financial savings and investment has given rise to a new profession, Financial Planner cum Advisor, to impart professional advice, planning and monitoring of individuals portfolio.

Times Of India 05/08/2026
RBI MPC Meeting August 2026 Live Updates: RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announced its decision to keep repo rate unchanged at 5.25%. RBI’s three-day MPC meeting commenced on Monday. Markets and experts widely expected the central bank to leave the benchmark repo rate unchanged. A change in repo rate has a direct impact on the EMIs borrowers pay for their loans.
LIC said it is completing 70 years and as on March 31, 2026 the asset base stood at ₹59.03 lakh crore. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman receives a dividend cheque of ₹12,207 crore for FY 2025-26 from Life Insurance Corporation of India CEO and MD R. Doraiswamy, in New Delhi on Wednesday (July 29, 2026).
