What are Investment Avenues?

Investment avenues are the outlets of funds. There are variety of
investment avenues or alternatives. Investors are free to select any one or more
alternative avenues depending upon their needs. All categories of investors are equally
interested in safety, liquidity and reasonable return on the funds invested by them. In India,
investment alternatives are continuously increasing along with new developments in the
financial market. Investment is now possible in corporate securities, public provident fund,
mutual fund etc. Thus, wide variety of investment avenues are now available to the
investors. However, the investors should be very careful about their hard earned money.
An investor can select the best avenue after studying the merits and demerits of the
following investment alternatives:
(1) Shares and Debentures.
(2) Government Bonds.
(3) Money Market Instruments.
(4) Public Deposits.
(5) Bank Deposits.
(6) Post Office Savings.
(7) HDFC Schemes/Housing Bank Schemes.
(8) Mutual Fund Schemes.
(9) Life Insurance Schemes.
(10) Public Provident Fund.
(11) Gold – Silver.
(12) Real Estates.