Introduction to the world of investing - for kids. Generally the web is full of information, but it is difficult to get hold of a presentation, which will help young adults to understand the varieties of investment. It is important to have understanding of investment 101, before attaining the age of investment.
2. Agenda
1. What is investing
2. Why Investing
3. How Investing
4. When Investing
3b. Variable Return
3a. Fixed Return
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3. What is Investing
• Putting your money to work for you
– Earn additional profit
– Beat the inflation
• Investment is not
– Gambling
• Gambling is risking money towards uncertain
outcome
• Investment is based on
– Analysis
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4. Why Investing
• Financial Stability During Retirement
• Hedge against inflation and beat it
• Plan for targeted goal
• Maximizes one’s earning potential
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6. Types of Investment
Investment
Avenues
Fixed Return
Fixed Deposit
Banks
Term Deposit
Recurring
Deposit
Company
Government
Schemes
Post Office
Schemes
PPF
RBI Bonds
Infrastructure
Bonds
Variable
Return
Stocks
Equity Debenture
Convertible
Non-
Convertible
Mutual Fund
Equity
Large Cap
Mid/ Small
Cap
Sectoral
Debt
Govt Bond
Liquid Fund
Fixed Maturity
Fund
Balanced
Others
Govt Pension
Scheme
(NPS)
Mix
Pure Debt
Real Estate
Commodity/
Metal
Material
ETF
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7. Advantage
• The returns here are fixed
and guaranteed
• The returns generally
based on market rate –
but may not be volatile
• In most cases – principal
is guaranteed (banks and
Govt) – provides high
degree of safety
Disadvantage
• As returns are fixed – no
chance of increasing it
• Return need to adjusted
vis-à-vis tax rates
• Lock-in period
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Fixed return
8. Fixed Return
• Easy availability, easy operatibility
• Variable term – from 15 days to 15 years
• Systematic Investment – Recurring Deposit
• High Retail participation
Banks
(Public sector/
Pvt sector)
• Higher rate of interest
• Less ease of operation – in flexible
• CRISIL rating to be observed regarding credit
worthiness
• No systematic investment
Company
Fixed Deposit
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FIXED DEPOSIT
9. Fixed Return
•Savings / Recurring Deposit / Monthly Income Scheme (MIS) / Kisan – Indira Vikas Patra /
Sr Citizen
•High rural penetration
•Relatively difficult to operate – due to low computerization
•High rate of return – Federal Guarantee
Post Office
•Rate fixed by Govt
•15 years – can be extended – medium flexibility as loans
•Regular investment (Max Rs 70,000 pa)
•Tax Credit
Public
Provident Fund
•Rate fixed by Govt
•6 years
•Highest security – least flexibility – no tax credit
•Demat possible
RBI Bonds
•Issued by Govt Organization
•State Govt / Railway/ Highway Authority
•Special Tax Credit
•Low rate of interest
•Low Flexibility
Infrastructure
Bond
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Government Schemes
10. Advantage
• The returns are based on
market
• There is no limit – both
upwards or downwards
• No lock – in, highly
tradable
Disadvantage
• No fixed return
• No guarantee on return of
principal
• Requires broker and
demat account
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Variable Return
11. Variable Return
• Equity is ownership
– Earn profit
• And share the loss
– Publicly traded in exchanges (NSE, BSE)
• Valuation of share depends on various parameters of company
(microeconomics), as well as macroeconomic factors
– Investors make money through
• Fluctuations in valuation – reflected in price per share – in terms of
capital gain
• Dividends
– Ability to make profit (with inherent risk)
– High liquidity
– Demat account – transaction through broker (offline or online)
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Company sells shares to raise
capital – in order to:
1. Fund new product
manufacture or research
2. Funding expansion
3. Pay off existing debts etc.
Stocks
12. Variable Return
• Dividend
– Debt instrument – used by companies to raise money
• With certain coupon rate – payable at certain frequency
– Publicly traded in exchanges (NSE, BSE)
– Reasonable liquidity
– Demat account – transaction through broker (offline or online)
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Convertible
Debenture
Non-Convertible
Debenture
•Converted into equity shares of the issuing
company after a predetermined period of
time
•Generally the rate of interest is lower than
NCDs
•Convertibility is unique attraction
•Regular debenture – with fixed coupon
rate
•Generally the rate of interest is higher
Debenture
13. Variable Return
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Mutual Funds
• A Mutual Fund is a trust that pools the savings of a number of
investors who share a common financial goal. It is essentially a
diversified portfolio of financial instruments - these could be equities,
debentures/bonds or money market instruments.
• Investor can make money by
– Distributed earnings – say dividends or bonus
– Fund makes capital gains – unit price increases – investor sells at higher price
– Fund gains valuation – unit price increases – investor sells at higher price
14. Types of Mutual Funds
By Structure
By Investment
Objectives
Other Schemes
Special Schemes
•Open Ended Schemes
•Close Ended Schemes
•Interval Scheme
•Growth Schemes
•Income Schemes
•Balance Schemes
•Money Market Schemes
•Tax Saving Schemes
•Index Schemes
•Sector Specific Schemes
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Liquid
funds
ST
debt
funds
Gilt
funds
Debt
Funds
Balance
d funds
Risk
Index
funds
Return
Equity
funds
Sectoral
funds
15. Equity Mutual Fund
Equity (Invested in stocks. The ratio depends on the fund
objective, but generally 80 – 100%)
Large Cap (Invest in big
companies, with large market
cap. The large caps may
have limited fluctuations and
time-tested)
Mid/ Small cap (Invest
is smaller companies with
relatively less market
capitaization. Over period the
mid/small caps may become
large cap companies. The
key is to identify the winner.
This is riskier than large
caps.)
Sectoral (Invest in
specific sectors – say
Infrastructure, Auto, Finance,
IT etc. Though the return
may be large – it is the
riskiest – follows the industry
trends)
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Risk Factor Increases
16. Debt Mutual Fund
Debt (Invested in bonds. It can be Government Bond, Corporate
Bond, Fixed Deposit etc)
Liquid/
Money
Market
(Invest invest in
highly liquid
money market
instruments and
provide easy
liquidity.– for
corporates)
Ultra Short
Term (Invest
very short term
debt securities
with a small
portion in longer
term debt
securities.
Generall less
than 1 yr.)
Floating
rate (Invest in
floating rate
debt securities,
where the
interest paid
changes in line
with the
changing
interest rate
scenario)
Medium/
Long Term
(Invest in
floating rate
debt securities,
the interest paid
changes in line
with the
changing
interest rate
scenario)
FMP (Close-
ended – defined
duration.
Equivalent to
Fixed Deposits)
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Various Types – also includes GILT (Govt Bonds)
17. Other Avenues
• High Investment – High return
• Less liquid
• Relatively non-transparent
Real Estate
• Traditional – as ornament
• As Gold Traded Fund (paper gold)Gold
• Traded in exchanges
• Mainly for trading purposeCommodities
• Issued by Govt Organization
• New investment avenue
• For Retirement only
National
Pension Fund
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