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How to get more out of Fixed deposits

Tags : FD's, fixed deposit, Fixed deposit rates,Indian bank FD's, Indian bank fixed deposit, savings, banking, bank savings,
Industry : Banking
Functional Area : India, Personal Finance
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Though there are many investment options for people, but still many prefer the age old Fixed deposits in their banks and the best part of FD schemes are that they are one of the safe investment avenues and there is very little chance of losing you money as banks are closely regulated and monitored by the Reserve Bank of India. In the current turbulent times, investors are increasingly banking on such age-old investment tools. So, lets discuss every thing about Fixed deposits.

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1 Split your FD investments
2 Re-investing the interest earned
GAURAV AGRAWAL  |  Added idea  "go for autoinvest account and invest a certain amount insystematic investment plan of a good mutual fund scheme "  |  1 year ago
Open an autoinvest account with the bank so that any amount more than 10000 will automatically converted into term deposit. There is never a liquidity crunch as you can always withdraw amount from your autoinvest account online and term deposit...
ATMA RAM CHAVALI  |  Added idea  "Plan well "  |  1 year ago
Plan well on about your fixed deposit investments. Split the term deposits into small amounts and deposit them shorter periods to longer periods basing on the different obligations/requirements. Re-investment plan with 3 to 5 years term is the...
 
 
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Vivek Bimbrahw  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  2 years ago
Why do we look for subsidy in everything ? If you want higher returns, opt for riskier instruments giving higher returns. Take some exposure to equity.There are certain structured products which offer decent protection against normal downsides.
Raghu Kastury  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  2 years ago
Yes it is a pain to the people who opted for VRS on the encouragement of the public sector. Government should categorise and apply these rates in the similar fashion like the other sections of the society are taken care of by the government.
Prashanth Kantheti  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  2 years ago
The interest rates are reduced from 8.5% to 6.5% on fixed deposits. This is causing lot of agony to the retired people public.  
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SHARATH CHANDAR REDDY  |  Argues in support of  "No"  |  2 years ago
For an investor who is ready to invest in Bank FD, these changes in deposit rates, that too, when the trust levels in the financial services market still remains at lower level, may not matter much. So, I don't feel there will be any impact.
kawaljit kaur  |  Argues in support of  "Yes"  |  2 years ago
these days customers are spoilt for choice ,every bank is offering competitive rates so as to gain substaintial market share ,but  other psu's would be the very next choice if they were to be following sbi's suit then ,it will give private banks...
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Credit risk management is a very important area for for the banking sector and there are wide prospects of growth and other financial institutions also face problems which are financial in nature. Also, banking professionals have to maintain a balance between the risks and the returns.For a large customer base banks need to have a variety of loan products.If bank lowers the interest rates for the loans it offers, it will suffer In terms of equity, a bank must have substantial amount of capital on its reserve, but not too much that it misses the investment revenue, and not too little that it leads itself to financial instability and to the risk of regulatory non-compliance. Credit risk management is risk assessment that comes in an investment. Risk often comes in investing and in the allocation of capital. The risks must be assessed so as to derive a sound investment decision.And decisions should be made by balancing the risks and returns. Giving loans is a risky affair for bank...
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