Navdeep Singh
Navdeep Singh
Navdeep Singh
Financial sectors
Presentation BY:
Navdeep Singh (Starex University)
What is Financial sector ?
• The financial sector is a section of the economy made up of firms and institutions that
provide financial services to commercial and retail customers.
• The financial sector generates a good portion of its revenue from loans and mortgages
and thrives in a low-interest-rate environment.
• The sector is comprised of many different industries including :
banks, investment companies, insurance companies, and real estate firms.
• A strong financial sector is a sign of a healthy economy.
Types of Financial Sector
1. Share Market
A equity market is the aggregation of buyers and sellers of stocks(Shares).
It represents the ownership claims on businesses.
It can be Securities listed on stock exchange or which is privately traded to investors.
It is divided into two parts:
Risk
Volatile
Stay ahead of inflation
Fraud
Ownership stake in
company
Lack of knowledge
Time consuming
representing the kind of securities they invest in, their investing objective and the type
of returns they seek for.
• Employer sponsored retirement plans commonly invest in mutual funds.
Merits D-Merits
1
1
• Fluctuating Returns
liquidity
2
2
• No control
Low cost
3
• Diversification
3
Transparency 4
• Cost
5
• Past performance
4
Flexibility 6
• Fund evaluation
5
Variety of scheme
6
Well regulated
3.Real Estate
To boost the residential industry in the country the central government established:
The housing & urban development company in1970
City & industrial development corporation in 1971
National housing bank in 1988
Real estate investing involves the purchase, management and sale or rental of real estate for
profit.
Real estate investment trusts (REITs) are basically dividend paying stocks.
Merits D-Merits
D-Merits
No online facility Not for short term
Higher costs
5.Insurance
• The insurance industry is made up of different types of players operating in different
spaces.
• Life insurance companies focus on legacy planning and replacing human capital value,
health insurers cover medical costs, and property, casualty, or accident insurance is
aimed at replacing the value of homes, cars, or valuables.
• Insurance companies can be structured either as a traditional stock company with
outside investors, or mutual companies where policyholders are the owners.
1 Does not compensate all type of losses
3 Complex process
Merits 5 Fraud
For common people, 7.1% rate, 5years, tax saving by section 80(C) & 10(10)D
• Limited (1.5L)
Under stable 5
6
• Cannot close A/C before maturity
7.Bank (Fd & RD)
• The banking industry is the foundation of the financial services group.
• It is most concerned with direct saving and lending, while the financial services sector incorporates
investments, insurance, the redistribution of risk, and other financial activities.
• Banking services are provided by large commercial banks, community banks, credit unions, and
other entities.
Merits D-Merits
1
• Due to some influencing factors such as high liquidity and inflation-beating capacity,
gold is one of the most preferred investments in India.
• Gold investment can be done in many forms like buying jewelry, coins, bars, gold
exchange-traded funds, Gold funds, sovereign gold bond scheme, etc.
• Gold: Gold ETFs (Exchanged Traded Funds)
No Demat account is needed: One needs a Demat account in order to invest
Merits D-Merits