there are two plan growth oriented or devidend oriented same as investing in mutual fund, if you investing in the nifty bees growth plan then you not get dividends the profit on fund reinvested and nav will raise accordingly, if you invest in nifty bees dividend oriented plan and holding investment on ex- dividend date the you get dividend absoluatly.
What do you think about debentures? Is it a good place to invest in?
It is similar to giving out a loan. It all depends upon the if you want interest income or dividend income.
invest in debenture is the think of safety on investment amount with return of interest . there are so many debentures say convertable , non convertable, listed , unlisted etc. if you want to higher return than fixed deposit and with safe investment then go for invest in debenture.
convertable debentures are the best ones to look after right?
yes as you want to member of company in future then it is best option to make invest in convertable debentures , firstly you can get interest on invested amount till the maturity period then get shares and received return in terms of dividend and price change gain.
But why do some people even then opt for investment in non-convertible debentures?
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Convertible debentures are those type of debentures that can be converted into equity shares of the company |
Non-convertible debentures are those debentures that cannot be converted into equity shares of the company |
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Convertible debentures have low rate of interest |
Non-convertible debentures have high rate of interest |
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The value of maturity of convertible debentures is dependent on the stock price of the company at that time, which means a high stock price will give higher returns while a low stock price will give low returns |
The value of non-convertible debentures is fixed and hence they will receive fixed returns on maturity |
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During bad market conditions, the holders of the convertible debentures have the option to convert into equity shares |
During bad market conditions, the non-convertible debentures cannot be converted and can only be redeemed at maturity |
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Holders of the convertible debentures enjoy dual status as they can be creditor as well as owner of the company |
Holders of the non-convertible debentures are only creditors of the company |
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Convertible debentures are less risky |
Non-convertible debentures are riskier compared to convertible debentures |
it is depending upon your investment method and risk taking ability, if you dont want to be member of companies and desire to get fixed income in the terms of interest then go for invest in non convertable debentures.
Yes for a fixed interest or income, Non-Convertable debentures is a better option
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