Net Yield 8.77%
SINGLE-PREMIUM insurance products are yet to hit the market. Very few plans are now on offer for investors. Bajaj Allianz Wealth Insurance is a singlepremium plan, which is a good investment among its peers due to its low-cost structure and high net yields. The plan is a type I insurance product having an exhaustive basket of funds for investment. However, based on past performance, the mid-cap fund is a lucrative investment considering that the fund generated a return of 193% in five years. The fund also offers loyalty additions on maturity. Being a singlepremium plan, the premium limit is a little on the higher side.
IDFC - Long term infrastructure bonds What are infrastructure bonds? In 2010, the government introduced a new section 80CCF under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (" Income Tax Act ") to provide for income tax deductions for subscription to long-term infrastructure bonds and pursuant to that the Central Board of Direct Taxes passed Notification No. 48/2010/F.No.149/84/2010-SO(TPL) dated July 9, 2010. These long term infrastructure bonds offer an additional window of tax deduction of investments up to Rs. 20,000 for the financial year 2010-11. This deduction is over and above the Rs 1 lakh deduction available under sections 80C, 80CCC and 80CCD read with section 80CCE of the Income Tax Act. Infrastructure bonds help in intermediating the retail investor's savings into infrastructure sector directly. Long term infrastructure Bonds by IDFC IDFC issued an earlier tranche of these long term infrastructure bonds on November 12, 2010. This is the second public issue of long-te...