The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) conducted its monetary policy meeting from August 3 to August 5, 2026. On the basis of an assessment of the evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) made the following announcements: Part A: RBI’s Policy Decision Rationale: 1.       Inflation Headline CPI inflation rose to 4.4% in June 2026, […]

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If you’re new to investing, the terminology can feel like a wall. Equity dominates most conversations, so it’s easy to miss an asset class that many investors use for structure, predictability & regular income: corporate bonds. What Are Corporate Bonds? A corporate bond is a company’s way of borrowing from investors instead of borrowing only […]

Choosing where to invest starts with your goals, time frame, and comfort with risk. Corporate bonds pay regular interest and return your money at maturity. Stocks give you ownership in a company and a chance to grow wealth, but the price can move up and down every day. In this article, we explain the core […]

The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) conducted its monetary policy meeting from December 6-8, 2023. On the basis of an assessment of the evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) made the following announcements: Part A: RBI’s Policy decision Rationale: 1. Inflation CPI headline inflation fell by about 2% points since the last meeting […]

Introduction Meera applied for a Demat account on a Tuesday evening and expected to be investing by Thursday. Her bank statement was four months old, and the DP wanted one no older than three, so she resubmitted, waited another two days, and lost the week. Nothing about her application was wrong. It was just slightly […]

Introduction Rohan had been putting off one decision for almost a year. Every month, a little more money sat in his savings account doing nothing, while his colleague kept mentioning “12% returns” from something called bonds. He looked into it once, got three steps in, saw the word “demat,” and closed the tab. Sound familiar? […]

The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) conducted its monetary policy meeting from February 5-7, 2025. On the basis of an assessment of the evolving macroeconomic situation, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) made the following announcements: Part A: RBI’s Policy Decision Rationale: Inflation CPI Headline inflation eased sequentially in Nov’24 and Dec’24 from its recent peak […]

A Small Observation That Tells a Big Story A routine visit to a hometown bank recently turned into something of an eye-opener. HDFC Bank was advertising a 2-year Fixed Deposit rate of 6.95% for senior citizens — a number that, on the surface, sounds straightforward. But when you hold it up against the Reserve Bank […]