The highlight of the month, and in fact of the year till date, has been stunning victory of Congress-led UPA in the recently concluded elections. The victory has ended days of politics of coalition management. The win is hinting at a new era of reforms that could well unshackle the increasingly robust potential of Indian economy. The market has responded favourably as there is a distinct chance that India could benefit from its development-friendly government policies.

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Post April 15, maximum Yield would be 11.5%

Tata Motors Ltd. has changed the rate of Interest on Fixed Deposit offered by them w.e.f. April 16, 2009… (Check out their earlier scheme here)

SCHEME A - QUARTERLY INCOME PLAN*

Period
Minimum Amount (in Rs.)
Rate of Interest (p.a.) till April 15
Rate of Interest (p.a.) after April 15

1 Year
20,000
10.00%
9.25%

2 Years
20,000
10.50%
9.50%

3 Years
20,000
11.00%
10.00%

* Monthly interest option available in case of deposits of Rs.1 lakh & above

SCHEME B - CUMULATIVE DEPOSIT PLAN

Period
Minimum Amount (in Rs.)
Rate of Interest* …

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I am glad to present to you a new & exciting investment opportunity: Bhavishya Nirman Bonds issued by NABARD. These Bonds present an excellent opportunity to those investors with a long term horizon, looking for the highest safety of their capital.

Bhavishya Nirman Bonds are Zero Coupon Bonds which have a price of Rs 8,750** and on maturity, the investor receives an amount of Rs 20,000. This works out to a compound yield of 8.62% p.a.!

Highlights:

Type of Bond
Zero Coupon

Tenure
10 years

Yield
8.62%** p.a.

Liquidity
Listed …

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UPDATE: TATA Motors FD rates to be reduced after April 15. CLICK HERE to know more…

TATA Motors Fixed Deposit offers yields upto 12.83 % p.a.

The details of the scheme are as follows:

SCHEME A - QUARTERLY INCOME PLAN*

Period
Minimum Amount (in Rs.)
Rate of Interest (p.a.)

1 Year
20,000
10.00%

2 Years
20,000
10.50%

3 Years
20,000
11.00%

* Monthly interest option available in case of deposits of Rs.1 lakh & above

SCHEME B - CUMULATIVE DEPOSIT PLAN

Period
Minimum Amount (in Rs.)
Rate of Interest* (p.a.)
Maturity Value (in Rs.)
Yield (p.a.)

1 Year
20,000
10.00%
22,076
10.38%
 

2 Years
20,000
10.50%
24,607
11.52%

3 Years
20,000
11.00%
27,696
12.83%

* Compounded …

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(Continued from PART 1) Find below a selective list of TOP 30 companies that have a decent dividend yield history and also have not seen significant erosion in their profitability in the current challenging business environment. The dividends are paid no matter what direction the stocks move and can provide a higher yield on investment in a weak market.

Company Name

Dividend Yield (%)

M-Cap (Rs Cr)

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The current business scenario has posed challenges for both corporate as well as investors. Corporate earnings have slowed down in the last few quarters owing to various factors like slackness in demand and higher interest cost among other factors. Indian markets have trended down, in line with the global markets. Stock prices have declined significantly across the board and investor return has been muted. In the phase of falling stock prices, dividend yield strategy provides decent and assured returns.

Find below …

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Outrage about the $165 million in bonuses paid to executives at AIG may just be the tip of the iceberg. There are many more important concerns in the minds of public that have real ramifications for national policy and for those at the highest levels of politics and finance - reports Forbes.

U.S. taxpayers are being “forced” to accept that those people who brought AIG down should now be rewarded with (exponential) bonuses, just because only they can dis-entangle the mess they have …

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