Now a days many of us investing in mutual fund for tax saving and for long term saving, while some of us keep money in fixed deposits we...
Now a days many of us investing in mutual fund for tax saving and for long term saving, while some of us keep money in fixed deposits we elaborate some of basic differences in Fixed Deposit (FD) and Mutual Fund Investments
Basis
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Fixed Deposit
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Mutual Fund
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Investment for
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Fixed deposit investment for Capital Protection
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Mutual Fund Investment for grow your Money
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Returns
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Fixed deposit generates fixed return based on type of FD and holding Period.
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In Mutual Fund no fixed return, return are based on market fluctuations, and based on type of mutual fund [ Read More].
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Inflation
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fixed deposit are not inflation protective rather then they give fixed return which may below inflation rate.
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Mutual fund can beat inflation in long time investment and give more return.
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Risk
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As in above said Fixed deposit give fixed return so they have zero risk.
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Mutual fund risk is purly depends on the type of mutual fund invested if invested in equity linked then will be more risky as compare to MF that invested in govt. bond and securities.
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Tax Benefit
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Fixed deposit can give tax benefit but with lock in period if you invested for long time in FD then tax benefit will be available. for short time investment in FD doesn’t give any tax Benefit.
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Investment in TAX saving Mutual fund will give Tax Benefit. All mutual Fund are not TAX Saving Mutual fund. For clarification on this you need to talk to your tax adviser.
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Taxability
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Interest earned on Fixed Deposit is taxable as per Income Tax Slab Rates.
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Based on the Period of holding mutual fund Long term Capital Gain (LTCG) 10% or Short Term Capital Gain (STCG) 15% will be taxable. As of Now Equity fund are also Taxable as per Holding Period.
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Fund Type
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Holding Period for Long Term
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Short Term
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Equity Fund
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1 year
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15%
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Aggressive Hybrid Equity Fund
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1 year
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15%
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Debt Fund
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3 years
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Slab rate
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International Funds
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3 years
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Slab rate
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Other Hybrid Funds - If more than 65% of assets in equity, same as equity funds. Otherwise same as debt funds.
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