Fixed Investment Option

  Bonds India vs GoldenPi : Most Indians have little experience with the direct purchase of bonds. A greater reliance on fixed deposits and inaccessibility to the bond market are primary reasons. However, with the advent of bond platforms, trading in bonds has become as straightforward as trading in equity. Bond platforms give investors a one-stop solution to trade in bonds. These platforms allow retail investors to choose from bond categories like G-sec to capital gains bonds. The lower minimum investment requirements of these platforms have attracted investors from all wealth segments. As a result, more people today are including bonds in their portfolios due to the services of bond platforms.  How to Choose A Platform for Buying Bonds   BondsIndia  and Goldenpi are two popular platforms for retail investors to buy bonds online. Bonds India is a one-stop-shop for a wide range of fixed-income securities like bonds, G-sec strips, and fixed deposits (banks and corpora...

  Introduction   Market expectations for tighter liquidity and an uptick in the supply of T-Bills have resulted in yields on these instruments rising by 5-15 basis points in the last four weeks.  Recently, the RBI had to increase the funds to be raised through T-bills when it reviewed the government’s cash position and realised it needed more money to fund continued expenditures.  The government will raise about Rs. 7,000 crores by issuing the 91-day government T-bill. It will also raise Rs. 15,000 crores each by issuing the 182-day and 364-day T-Bills.  Further, 10-year government bond yields in India are soaring amid tensions between Russia and Ukraine, and as the Fed has raised interest rates.  It is a common misconception that bonds and treasury bills are one and the same. However, they are very different financial instruments.  Difference between treasury bills and bonds   Before understanding the difference between treasury bills a...

      Investment in the share market has seen a sudden boom in the last few years, especially during the pandemic. Are you also an investment enthusiast? If so, it would interest you to know that you have a world of options to invest in, that stretch far beyond the traditional shares and fixed deposits. One of these investment avenues is  bonds .   Several publicly-traded companies give their investors two ways to invest with them in the form of shares as well as bonds.   You would be surprised to know that on the global level, the bond market is double the size of the share market! Generally, investors are unaware of the investment opportunity that lies in bonds and people are often left wondering how to buy bonds and what are bonds in India. If you want to find out more about the top bonds to invest in India,  click here .   Let us find out more about bonds and shares and see how they are different from each other.   Basics of Shares  ...