What are the asset classes available for investment?
Bank deposits: Very liquid with almost zero risk and at the same time the returns are limited after taking into account the tax part (around 7% net of tax)
Real estate: High return high risk especially in case of buying and selling of land. Mostly illiquid but long term capital appreciation is always much better that bank FD's. The capital requirement is always much higher.
Commodities: It includes metals like Gold ,silver, copper, aluminium, crude etc : This is generally for end user who wants to hedge his future requirement. High risk and High reward. Not generally advisable for retail investor.
Equity Investment: This relates to investment in the equity capital of the company through stock exchanges. High risk and High reward for short term investor and almost zero risk for long term investor. The average annual return on a mutual fund is 17% in the last 5 years including the current year which saw capitulation of the stock market. |