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No. but not because FDs are bad. Because all-in-one-thing is fragile: one bank above the insurance limit, one rate cycle, one inflation decade. Spread across banks within insured limits, use SCSS for the eligible portion, keep a reserve liquid, and. if they can tolerate it. a small balanced-fund slice for growth.
No. but not because FDs are bad. Because all-in-one-thing is fragile: one bank above the insurance limit, one rate cycle, one inflation decade. Spread across banks within insured limits, use SCSS for the eligible portion, keep a reserve liquid, and. if they can tolerate it. a small balanced-fund slice for growth.
Parents hold ₹38 lakh in one cooperative bank at an attractive rate. The bank runs into trouble. Withdrawals are restricted for a year. Their entire retirement is frozen.
Deposit insurance covers a fixed amount per depositor per bank. Beyond that, you are an unsecured creditor. Concentration risk is real even in "safe" products.
Amount per bank vs. insured limit Institution type and regulation Rate reset exposure SCSS usage Inflation
Treating every institution called a "bank" as equally safe.
Cooperative institutions are part of Kerala's fabric and many are sound. Still: insured limit per institution, and verify status.
₹38 lakh: ₹5 lakh × 3 commercial banks, SCSS at cap for each spouse, ₹4 lakh liquid fund, ₹6 lakh balanced fund. No institution above the insured limit.
A very small corpus may simply fit within one insured limit; then one bank is fine.
List deposits by institution Restructure to within insured limits Add SCSS
What is SCSS and when is it useful? My father has accounts in five banks. Should we consolidate them?
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