Understanding Financial Accounting 3rd Canadian Edition by Christopher D. Bur...
Benefits of Insurance with all other Investment Instruments
1. SHARE MARKET
A stock market is the aggregation of buyers and
sellers of stocks which represent ownership claims on
businesses .
2. DEMERITS 0F SHARE MARKET
CAPITAL NOT SECURE
INTEREST NOT GUARENTEED
FLUCTUATIONS OF FUNDS
REQUIRED PROPER KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
NO SECTION 80C , 80D , NO SECTION 10 10D
NO LIFE COVER
3. MUTUAL FUNDS
A mutual fund is a professionally managed
investment fund that pools money from many
investors to purchase securities.
They are generally the most common investment
vehicle for retirement plans
4. DEMERITS 0F MUTUAL FUNDS
CAPITAL NOT SECURE
INTEREST NOT GUARENTEED
FLUCTUATIONS OF FUNDS
REQUIRED PROPER KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE
NO SECTION 80C , 80D , NO SECTION 10 10D
NO LIFE COVER
5. FIXED DEPOSITS
A fixed deposit (FD) is a financial instrument
provided by banks which provides investors with a
higher rate of interest than a regular savings account,
until the given maturity date. It may or may not
require the creation of a separate account.
Fixed deposits are a high-interest -yielding Term
deposit and offered by banks
6. DEMERITS 0F FIXED DEPOSITS
LOW INTEREST RATE
NO LIFE COVER
NO 80C , NO 10 10D : one cannot take the tax benefit from this investment.
As far as taxation is concerned fixed deposits are taxed at normal rates of taxation
and hence one cannot take the tax benefit from this investment.
7. GOLD
GOLD IS ANOTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT IN WHICH
PEOPLE INVEST THEIR MONEY , GOLD IS BUYED FROM
BANKS , THEN PEOPLE PEOPLE CONVERT IT INTO
ORNAMENTS .
8. DEMERITS 0F INVESTING IN GOLD
NO LIFE COVER
INFLATION CAN BE A FACTOR
NO TAX REBATES
LOW RETURNS
CANNOT TRANSFERABLE FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER
STORAGE ISSUE (one needs to pay the locker maintenance charges each year)
9. REAL ESTATE
REAL ESTATE IS ALSO ONE OF THE INSTRUMENT WHERE
PEOPLE CAN INVEST THEIR MONEY IN PROPERTIES .
REAL ESTATE ARE USED TO INVEST BIG AMOUNT LIKE 40
LACS , IT IS OUT OF THE REACH OF COMMON MAN BUT IN
INSURANCE ONE CAN INVEST 20 THOUSAND .
10. DEMERITS OF REAL ESTATE
BLOCKING OF FUND
INTEREST NOT GURANTEED
NO LIFE COVER
NO TAX REBATES
FLUCTUATIONS OF FUND
11. EMPLOYEE PROVIDENT FUND
EPF IS DEDUCTION FROM THE SALARY OF EMPLOYEE WHICH HE CAN WITHDRAW
AFTER LEAVING HIS CURRENT JOB .
12. DEMERITS OF EPF
NO LIFE COVER
NO TAX REBATES
LOW RETURNS
ONLY FOR SERVICES MEN
13. PUBLIC PROVIDENT FUND
IN PPF ONE CAN INVEST 500 T0 1.5 LACS WITH ONE PAN CARD
THE CURRENT INTEREST RATE EFFECTIVE FROM 1 APRIL 21016 IS 7.9%
14. DEMERITS OF PPF
NO LIFE COVER
WITHDRAW PROBLEM
DECENTRALIZED
INVEST UPTO 500 TO 1.5 LACS
LOCKING OF 15 YEARS
16. DEMERITS OF POST OFFICE
WITHDRAW PROBLEM
LACK OF SERVICES
NO GROWTH IN THE SECTOR
FUND BLOCKAGE
INTEREST RATE IS 7.9%
DECENTALIZED
17. PENSION
PENSION IS AMOUNT WHICH EMPLOYEE GET AFTER
HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 60 YEARS OF AGE ,
PENSION ARE GIVEN TO GOVERNMENT , PUBLIC
EMPLOYEES AND TO WIDOWS .
18. DEMERITS OF PENSION
NO TAX REBATES
BLOCKAGE OF FUNDS
LOW RETURNS
INTEREST NOT GUARENTEED
19. INSURANCE
CAPITAL SECURED
INTEREST IS GUARENTEED
FLUCTUATIONS ARE FIXED
80C , 80D ( TAX BENEFITS )
NO FUND BLOCKAGE ( NO COMPULSION TO WITHDRAW MONEY )