{"id":1145,"date":"2024-04-22T10:24:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T10:24:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamawealth.com\/askguru\/?p=1145"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:27:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:27:59","slug":"how-do-i-compare-mutual-funds-with-fixed-deposit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/how-do-i-compare-mutual-funds-with-fixed-deposit\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I compare mutual funds with fixed deposit?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A Fixed Deposit gives you fixed interest on your investment for a fixed time (tenure). There are two issues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>But you have to pay income tax on the returns each year which drags down compounding of your money.<\/li><li>The interest rate will likely change when your term is over.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>With a cash mutual fund or liquid mutual fund:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You get an interest which is slightly higher than bank interest.<\/li><li>Tax is due only when you redeem. This helps in compounding growth.<\/li><li>If you redeem after 3 years, then tax is much less as your gain is offset against inflation.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/qph.cf2.quoracdn.net\/main-qimg-a0705b2d53fbb9d081a80dd450734549-pjlq\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also read more on why banks are like clearing desks and not piggy banks:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jama.co.in\/bank-savings-accounts-are-like-working-desks-not-piggy-banks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.jama.co.in\/bank-savings-accounts-are-like-working-desks-not-piggy-banks\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<!-- mw-cta-block -->\n\n<div class=\"mw-cta-block\" style=\"background:#EEF3FC;border-left:5px solid #1C52A0;padding:22px 26px 20px;margin:36px 0 24px;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;\">\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:#276FC4;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;\">Maxiom Wealth \u2014 Free Tool<\/p>\n  <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;color:#113E81;line-height:1.3;\">Is Your Mutual Fund Working Hard Enough?<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;color:#444;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;\">Two funds with similar star ratings can deliver very different outcomes. Use our fund comparison tool to check if you&#8217;re in the right scheme for your risk profile and investment horizon.<\/p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/resources\/calculators\/better-funds-checker\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#1C52A0;color:#fff!important;padding:11px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin:0 10px 8px 0;\">Compare Funds \u2192<\/a>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/meeting\" style=\"display:inline-block;border:2px solid #1C52A0;color:#1C52A0!important;padding:9px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8px;\">Talk to a Financial Advisor<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Fixed Deposit gives you fixed interest on your investment for a fixed time (tenure). There are two issues: But you have to pay income tax on the returns each year which drags down compounding of your money. The interest rate will likely change when your term is over. With a cash mutual fund or&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/how-do-i-compare-mutual-funds-with-fixed-deposit\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How do I compare mutual funds with fixed deposit?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[212,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mf-vs-fd","category-mutual-funds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3650,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1145\/revisions\/3650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}