India Finance Hub

Personal Finance and Investing in India

Stock market flows, IPO booms, SIP records and the everyday decisions — gold, US stocks, home buying and bank safety — that shape how Indians invest. Official RBI, SEBI and government data are kept separate from editorial analysis, never presented as investment advice.

LIVE TRACKER Last verified Sep 13, 2026 · Record ₹32,297cr SIP month, FIIs still selling →

Live Status

Monthly SIP Inflow₹32,297cr
FII FlowsSelling
DII FlowsBuying
Banking Inflow$136B

Foreign institutional investors have pulled over ₹2.3 lakh crore, but domestic institutional buying above ₹5.13 lakh crore — fed partly by record SIP inflows — has kept Nifty from a sharper fall.

How to Read This Cluster

Three threads, kept deliberately separate so official RBI/SEBI data, confirmed events and general education never present as personalized investment advice.

📉
Markets & IPOs · 5
The institutional flow

FII/DII dynamics, the 2026 IPO boom, NSE's own listing saga, new market timings and banking liquidity.

📈
Saving & Investing · 4
The retail decisions

SIPs and mutual funds, short-term investment options, US stock investing, and gold as an asset class.

🏠
Big Purchases & Banking Safety · 2
The high-stakes calls

The buy-or-rent home decision, and what the YES Bank crisis teaches about deposit safety.

📚 Keep reading

The Timelines

This is the living index to everything we publish on personal finance and investing in India — 11 timelines across three threads. Use the filters to narrow to what you need.

These pages are educational explainers, not personalized investment advice. None of the linked timelines make buy, sell or return-forecast recommendations.
2026Markets & IPOs

India Stock Market Timeline: FII vs DII

FPI equity outflows over ₹2.3 lakh crore, DII buying above ₹5.13 lakh crore, and how domestic flows are supporting Nifty.

Foreign investors are selling. Domestic investors are the reason Nifty hasn't crashed.
Read the timeline
1991–2026Markets & IPOs

India IPO Timeline: Biggest IPOs & the 2026 Boom

From post-1991 reforms to a record 2026 rush — the country's biggest listings, startup IPOs, booms and crashes.

35 years of IPOs, one boom-and-bust map. Where 2026 fits in.
Read the timeline
1992–2026Markets & IPOs

NSE IPO Timeline: SEBI Cases & Listing Plans

From the exchange's 1992 creation to the co-location controversy, SEBI settlement and 2026 listing watch.

India's own stock exchange still isn't listed. Here's the decade-long reason why.
Read the timeline
2026Markets & IPOs

India's New Stock Market Timings Explained

SEBI's Closing Auction Session replaces VWAP-based closing for F&O stocks; derivatives trading extends to 3:40 PM.

Your closing price is now set differently. What actually changed on Aug 3, 2026.
Read the timeline
2026Markets & IPOs

India Banking Liquidity Timeline: $136 Billion Inflow

Indian banks mobilised $136.38 billion through FCNR(B) deposits and overseas borrowings — and what it means for the rupee.

$136 billion flowed into Indian banks. Here's what it does to the rupee.
Read the timeline
1963–2026Saving & Investing

India SIP & Mutual Fund Timeline

From UTI in 1963 and private funds in 1993 to a record ₹32,297-crore SIP month in August 2026.

A record ₹32,297 crore in one SIP month. The 63-year path to get there.
Read the timeline
2026Saving & Investing

The 5 Best Short-Term Investments in India

High-yield savings accounts, fixed deposits, Treasury Bills, liquid funds and ultra-short debt funds — compared on safety, liquidity and tax.

Five options, compared on the same three metrics. No single "best" answer.
Read the timeline
2026Saving & Investing

Invest in US Stocks From India: LRS & Tax Guide

The RBI's Liberalised Remittance Scheme, dividend and capital-gains taxation, the India-US DTAA and brokerage routes.

Legally investing abroad has a specific RBI scheme behind it. How it actually works.
Read the timeline
3000 BCE–2026Saving & Investing

Gold Investment and Cultural Heritage in India

From the Indus Valley and Mughal artistry to Sovereign Gold Bonds, hallmarking and modern digital-gold options.

5,000 years of gold in India, from temple artistry to Sovereign Gold Bonds.
Read the timeline
1950s–2026Big Purchases & Banking Safety

Buy or Rent a Home in India: The Decision Framework

An RBI/NHB/RERA-sourced framework — EMI vs rent calculators, tax rules, hidden costs and a full housing-market timeline.

The EMI-vs-rent math most calculators get wrong. The full framework.
Read the timeline
2003–2026Big Purchases & Banking Safety

YES Bank Crisis History Timeline

From the 2003 rise to the March 2020 RBI moratorium, SBI-led reconstruction and SMBC becoming the largest shareholder in 2025.

How a top-10 bank nearly collapsed overnight — and what depositors actually lost.
Read the timeline

What We Are Watching

Whether SIP inflows keep setting monthly records or plateau, whether FII selling reverses as global rate cycles shift, how the 2026 IPO boom's pipeline holds up, whether NSE's own long-delayed listing finally proceeds, and how India's banking-liquidity inflows affect rupee stability into 2027.

How We Track This

Data & verification

RBI & SEBI NSE & BSE data AMFI SIP data Company filings Established financial reporting
AiTimeline tracks personal finance and investing in India from official RBI, SEBI, NSE/BSE and AMFI data, company disclosures and established financial reporting. These pages are explainers, not personalized financial advice — no buy, sell or return-forecast recommendations are ever made.

Last verified: Sep 13, 2026