Think if you are running for FD?
Saturday, November 15th, 2008After the hard days in Indian Markets investors has finally lose the hope with their investments and finally running for the Fixed Returns..
Fear & Bankers have played very important role and suddenly investors have started running once again like olden times … for investing in fixed deposits instead of either in Mutual Funds or in Direct Equity.
After the regular announcements for the cut in interest rates, Banks have taken most of its advantage and they have tried to create urgency in collecting the money and assured clients to get more returns and book their FD’s at unchanged rate? And finally investors feel happy that even after the decrease in the rates they are privileged for the same old rate…
But there are some points where one should consider while investing into FD’s..
- A Reason to invest
- Motive to Invest
- Read Offer Document
Investments shall start from questioning yourself a Big a real Big Reason to invest, Ask yourself why you really after these Bank FD’s. This could solve entire process and make your path clear and you will able to decide that you really want to go or not.
We would really advice investors to clear the motive of investments, like what returns they are expecting, what could be the tenure for the investments, Will this money could require in the future before the maturity date, Is this a temporary investment and you would be breaking this FD for investing at low times either Direct or Indirect Equity.
Do not forget the boring pages with small font’s and that is either the Offer Documents or the Application Forms where you make your signatures and agreed what is written in the scheme, no matter you are aware or not, you sign it before thinking with a small term perspective.
Making or switching Investments into any of the schemes is as simple as you change channels with your remote, but your right decision will probably will help your future and make your plans come true.
And last point which I did not mention on the top “Don’t Run” from the stock markets, this might be the bad time if you have invested on the top most levels or probably the valuation has dropped down from past few month. But this would not be end… You might see even lower levels than the current one’s but this is time not to exit, not to panic but to invest for long term and if you have patience to watch your company work for you then this would be the finest time to invest into the Equity Markets through Direct Investments, Mutual Funds or if needed then with Ulip Life Insurance Plans.
At the end, If you are looking for Investment Advice, Please feel free to contact us.
Sumit Jain
Sufin, Money Grows with Sufin!!!