Top 5 Investments for Retail Investors

Top 5 Investments for Retail Investors

1. Government Bonds and Securities

A bond is a debt instrument in which an investor loans money to an entity (typically corporate or government) which borrows the funds for a defined period of time at a variable or fixed interest rate.

A Government Security (G-Sec) is a tradeable instrument issued by the Central Government or the State Governments. It acknowledges the Government’s debt obligation.

2. Bank Fixed Deposits

A fixed deposit (FD) is a financial instrument provided by banks or NBFCs which provides investors a higher rate of interest than a regular savings account, until the given maturity date.

3. Physical Gold & Gold Bonds(Sovereign Gold Bond)

Physical Gold is the most popular form of investments amongst indians for their love and value towards this metal.SGBs are government securities denominated in grams of gold. They are substitutes for holding physical gold. Investors have to pay the issue price in cash and the bonds will be redeemed in cash on maturity. The Bond is issued by Reserve Bank on behalf of Government of India.

4. Equities

Equity is typically referred to as shareholder equity (also known as shareholders' equity) which represents the amount of money that would be returned to a company’s shareholders if all of the assets were liquidated and all of the company's debt was paid off.

5. Real Estate

Real estate is a tangible asset and a type of real property. Real property examples include land, buildings and other improvements,plus the rights of use and enjoyment of that land and all its improvements.Renters and leaseholders may have rights to inhabit land or buildings that are considered a part of their estate, but these rights themselves are not, strictly speaking, considered real estate.

Real property is not the same thing and should not to be confused with personal property. Personal property includes intangible assets like investments,along with tangible assets such as furniture and fixtures like a dishwasher.Also, even renters may claim parts of a home as personal property, provided you bought and installed the property with the lessor's permission.