–Safety If your primary goal is to safeguard your hard-earned money, you must invest in a guaranteed fixed-return investment like a fixed deposit or a PPF.
Capital Growth To multiply your money, your investment portfolio must have some exposure of high-risk options like mutual funds, stock market, real estate and equity.
Income Another popular objective of investment is a steady source of income. Fixed deposits or post office time deposits that pay out regular interest or stocks that pay dividends regularly are examples of such investments.