Bajaj Finance

Bajaj Finance offers you an interest rate of 7.85 per cent on various tenures. This is a good one per cent, more than what most government banks like State Bank are offering on this fixed deposits.

The Fds are AAA rated and the deposits are safe given that the deposits are from a company of the Bajaj group. A good worthy investment of 3-5 years as yields will go higher due to the law of compounding. Being from the Bajaj stable the deposits are rather safe.

Senior citizens can at an interest rate as high as 0.35 per cent.

Shriram Transport

The Fixed Deposits of Shriram Transport offer senior citizens an interest rate of  7.72 per cent on a 1-year deposit, which can go to as high as 8.19 per cent on a 5-year deposit.

For others the interest rates begins at 7.49 for 1 year and goes upto 7.92 on te 5 year deposit.

These deposits are again AAA rated and offer great security on the investment.  Go for the shorter term duration as it is highly possible that interest rates may trend higher in the coming days.

Mahindra Finance

Mahindra Finance offers an interest rate of 7.75 per cent for a 15, 20 and 27 month deposit.

On the other hand for a 33 and 40 month deposit, the interest rate rises to 7.80 per cent.

The deposits are AAA rated, which means they are highly safe.  The deposit interest rates from this NBFC has fallen a great deal in the last few years from near 10 per cent, in line with fall in interest rates across India. A safe deposit to bet on in the current trend of falling interest rates.

KTDFC

These deposits are backed by the government of Kerala and offer an interest rate of 8.25 per cent, across tenures of 1, 2 and 3 years. However, the 4 and 5 year tenure offer a slightly lower interest rate of 8 per cent. The deposits are extremely safe as they are backed by the government. The effective yield on the deposit reaches more than 10 per cent on a 5-year tenure for senior citizens. The three year deposit offers a yield of 9.32 per cent, which is not bad at all in a falling interest rate environment.

HDFC

HDFC Fixed Deposits are highly safe deposits that are rated AAA. These deposits offer you an interest rates of 7.33 per cent for deposits of 33 and 66 months. This is  marginally better than banks and the maximum that you can get. Go for these deposits if you do not have any other option. The deposits are very safe and the ratings have not changed for many years now.

DHFL Aashray Deposit Plus

This deposit is again AAA rated. The interest rate offered is 8 per cent on a 48 to 120 months tenure. This is probably the best in its class from a AAA rated deposit. The interest rates are a good one per cent over and above what banks offer. However, the only one company that still beats them in terms of interest rates is KTDFC. Also remember, that there would be a TDS on company deposits, if the interest amount crosses Rs 5,000. At one time deposits from DHFL offered an interest rate of as much as 10 per cent. Sad to see the extent to which interest rates have fallen.

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