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Is the LIC Jeevan Lakshya Plan beneficial for the Children's Education?

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LIC Jeevan Lakshya is a limited premium paid traditional program that is unlinked and graded as an endowment with-profits scheme. The plan became effective in March 2015. This program offers an annual income that can be helpful for the family's needs, particularly for children, in the event of the policyholder 's death before the plan's maturity. By the completion of the maturity period, a lump sum balance is always made available irrespective of the policyholder 's survival. LIC Jeevan Lakshya Key Features & Highlights The salient features of the Jeevan Lakshya plan can be mentioned as follows- Guaranteed Sum Minimum: Rs.1,00,000 Full-No Deadline Multiples- The basic assured sum can only be Rs 10,000 in multiples Benefits of LIC Jeevan Lakshya This policy, if availed, offers the following benefits - Maturity Benefit - The Maturity Benefit will include the Sum Assured on Maturity plus the vested Simple Reversion Benefits and the Final Additional ...

How to fund your child’s education?

In most urban middle-class households with children schooling has become a major cost head. Personal finance experts quickly point out that while schools are more costly than they were 20 years ago, daily salaries are enough to pay for schooling. The problem is to fund university research, usually postgraduate research or master’s. Although a large number of parents are conscious of the need to build a corpus for education, it is difficult for most parents to assess the cost of education for children. Two considerations make it difficult to quantify – firstly, it is a long-term goal and secondly, it does not know which path the child will select. “It is all about assumptions now. So you should be focussing on what you can afford now,” says Pankaj Mathpal , founder and CEO of Optima Money Managers. For example, if you think an engineering degree is a minimum you would be willing to pay for, start with it. If it costs Rs 10 lakh, then apply inflation to it. “Education costs in I...