Page 7 - Fixed Deposits

Top Headlines: Common charger for all mobiles; banks rush to woo depositors

At a time when growth in bank credit is outstripping that of deposits, several lenders, including the country's largest bank, State Bank of India (SBI), have raised deposit rates ahead of the festival

This Rakha Bandhan, gift your sister financial security: here are some tips

Here are some of the financial products a brother can gift to his sister on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan

Ladder your fixed deposits to avoid the risk of reinvestment: Experts

Debt fund investors should keep the bulk of their investments in shorter-duration funds, 10-20% in longer-duration ones

Kesoram Industries to raise high-cost funds via FDs; to offer 12.25% rate

To offer 12.25% rate; plans to use proceeds for working capital, pare debt

Share of Casa in total bank deposits rose to 44.8% in March 2022: RBI data

Seven states accounted for 63.3% of overall deposits; share of female holdings in incremental deposits more than doubled

RBI monetary policy: Ladder your FDs and benefit from higher rates later

Home loan borrowers must pre-pay to prevent their loan tenures from rising

Not satisfied with FD returns of top-tier banks? Consider G-Secs

Those keen on locking in interest rates for very long tenures should also opt for them

A snapshot of fixed deposit interest rates offered by various banks

Here is how the fixed deposit interest rates offered by various banks stack up

Bajaj Finance raises interest rates on fixed deposits by up to 10 bps

The revised interest rates by Bajaj Finance will be applicable to fresh deposits as well as renewals of maturing deposits

Youth turn smarter on financial planning amid Covid, but gaps remain: Study

They need hand-holding on life and health insurance, and should not lean on social media influencers, who are often neither qualified nor regulated, say experts

Green fixed deposits: For interest of the environmentally conscious

They're at par with normal fixed deposits but not all banks offer these

Planning a holiday? Tips on saving up for travel in a post-Covid world

Get a fix on your budget first; Then check the investment avenues that will help you cope with inflation and currency fluctuations between now and the day you eventually fly out

Huge rush for Small Savings Schemes in FY22 amid falling bank FD rates

Take into account tax benefit and payout frequency as well when selecting a scheme

Target maturity funds can help you avoid losses amid rising interest rates

Stick to shorter tenure fixed deposits now to benefit from higher rates later

Banks pitch for reduction of tax-free fixed deposit tenure to 3 years

Banks have made a case for lowering fixed deposit (FD) tenure to three years for availing tax benefits, in line with mutual fund products like equity-linked savings scheme (ELSS)

Equities trump other asset classes in year gone by, shows data

There has been a surge in demand for residential property in the aftermath of the pandemic, but prices haven't budged much due to excess inventory

As banks up interest rates, stick to lower-tenure FDs for the present

Rate increases have only begun; doing so will allow you to reinvest your money at higher rates later

Understanding fixed and recurring deposits in banks

Before the equity market, mutual funds and other investment options became household names, FDs and RDs were considered the safest mode to park money. Let us decode them in this segment

Not financially savvy? Tackle reinvestment risk with deferred annuity plans

Invest only a part of your retirement corpus in them or else you will not be able to benefit from any rate increase

'AA'-rated NCDs: Risky to focus just on returns, say analysts

Limit exposure to 5-15% of debt portfolio, avoid investing for very long tenures