Advantages Of Saving Bank Account

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Saving Bank Account
Opening a saving bank account is very easy. These days, there is no such thing as minimum balance as the Reserve Bank of India has advised all banks to open saving accounts with “NIL” balance. This is called a Basic Savings Bank Deposit Account. One just needs to fill up the account opening form with a latest photograph and submitting documents to comply the “know your customer” (KYC) norms, i.e., proof of our identity and residence. The account can also be opened on the basis of the Aadhar Card. Persons not having above documents may open the account under relaxed KYC procedure based on the MGNREGA job card or self certification. Some of the other features are that banks will not charge fees for deposit of money any number …show more content…

Recurring Deposits do not carry risk like mutual funds and equity and thus they are the ideal solutions for short-term goals in life in which investors looks for guaranteed returns.

Using Recurring Deposits for Short term goals in life
Let us say a person wants to buy a new LCD TV in the next 6 months. Let us say the person cannot pay for such a TV in one lump sum. A recurring deposit account can prove very useful in such a situation.
One can open a recurring and contribute some money every month to the account. At the end of the tenure, the account holder gets the deposit along with the additional interest.

Other features of Recurring Deposit:
1. There is no TDS on recurring deposits, but the interest income is fully taxable.
2. A recurring deposits can be liquidated any time before maturity with some penal interest.
3. Some Banks offer flexible recurring deposits also, where the amount of deposit can be increased.
4. There is Nomination Facility, so benefits will be passed on to the nominee in case of death.
5. Loans can be taken against recurring deposits up to 80-90% of RD worth
6. The only disadvantage of a recurring deposit is that the money can be drawn at any time. They are not as liquid as a savings bank

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