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Subject 4 · Investing

Fixed income and government savings

Investments that pay a set rate. The most popular in Bangladesh, and the easiest place to see how interest, tax and risk interact.

6 topics · 22 lessons

1Bond basics

  1. What a bond isComing soonBeginner
  2. Coupon, yield and priceComing soonIntermediate
  3. Why bond prices fall when interest rates riseComing soonIntermediate
  4. Credit ratingsComing soonIntermediate
  5. Duration: how sensitive a bond is to ratesComing soonAdvanced
  6. The yield curveComing soonAdvanced

2National Savings

  1. Sanchayapatra: how it works↗Beginner
  2. Each scheme explained: 5-year, 3-monthly profit, Paribar, PensionerComing soonIntermediate
  3. Tax, TIN, PSR and investment limits on SanchayapatraComing soonIntermediate
  4. Encashing early: what you loseComing soonIntermediate
  5. Post office savingsComing soonBeginner
  6. Prize bondsComing soonBeginner

3Expatriate bonds

  1. Wage Earner Development BondComing soonIntermediate
  2. US Dollar Premium and Investment BondsComing soonIntermediate

4Government securities

  1. Treasury bonds↗Intermediate
  2. Treasury billsComing soonIntermediate
  3. How auctions and primary dealers workComing soonAdvanced
  4. Buying government securities through a BO accountComing soonIntermediate
  5. Government sukukComing soonIntermediate

5Corporate bonds

  1. Corporate and perpetual bondsComing soonIntermediate
  2. The extra risks of company bondsComing soonIntermediate

6Comparing fixed income

  1. Sanchayapatra vs FDR vs treasury bond vs DPSComing soonBeginner