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%

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Recommendation: Buy

Current price: Rs 545 (at the time of publishing this tip)

Price target: Rs 850

Key points:

With tea volumes growing moderately in the domestic and international markets, Tata Tea (a strong player in the branded tea markets, both domestic and international) is expanding its domestic as well as international beverage portfolio beyond tea and coffee, which could be a future revenue driver for the company. In line with its strategy, Tata Tea has launched T!ON, a tea and fruit based cold …

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Recommendation: Hold

Current price: Rs 371 (at the time of publishing this tip)

Price target: Rs 400

Key points:

The outlook continues to be challenging for Mahindra’s automobile as well as farm-equipment segment. Apart from the ongoing economic downturn, the tightening of credit by banks and financial institutions has been negatively affecting the growth. Its Xylo car has been well received in the market, with sales of 4,100 vehicles up till February, while bookings remain strong.
The roll-out of the new products from the M&M stable …

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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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According to money manager Ken Fisher, the stocks that got clobbered most late in a bear market are the most likely to do well in the early stages of the next bull market, reports the Forbes.

This year has gotten off to a bad start, with the Sensex down to 8000-9000 levels. This just makes me more determined in my bullishness. I like stocks for 2009 precisely because they did so badly in 2008. Did we hit absolute bottom in November? Maybe, …

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