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Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) Vs Fixed Deposits (FDs): Interest Rates, Tax Benefits Compared

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This report is about US interest rates and banks.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-1.8% 30d

    iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF-0.9% 30d

    iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR-3.5% 30d

    Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “deposits” (banks) in this story.

  • JPM JPMorgan Chase-4.3% 30d

    JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • BAC Bank of America-11.1% 30d

    Bank of America (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • WFC Wells Fargo-3.6% 30d

    Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “deposits” (banks) in this story.

  • C Citigroup-9.2% 30d

    Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “deposits” (banks) in this story.

  • GS The Goldman Sachs Group-6.8% 30d

    Bank profits move with lending and interest rates. Linked by “deposit + banks” in this story

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
TLT-0.20%-1.03%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
IEF-0.69%-0.98%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
XLF-0.87%-0.73%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
JPM-0.92%+0.67%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BAC+1.08%+1.74%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
WFC-0.93%+0.36%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
C-1.29%+1.22%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
GS-0.08%+3.61%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) Vs Fixed Deposits (FDs): Interest Rates, Tax Benefits Compared NDTV Profit

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Ishares Tr (TLT) since this story, compared with the market

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Bank Of America (BAC)three days earlier+1.74%final price
Bank Of America (BAC)five days earlier+1.08%final price
Citigroup (C)three days earlier+1.22%final price
Citigroup (C)five days earlier-1.29%final price
GSthree days earlier+3.61%final price
GSfive days earlier-0.08%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)three days earlier-0.98%final price
Ishares Tr (IEF)five days earlier-0.69%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)three days earlier+0.67%final price
Jpmorgan Chase (JPM)five days earlier-0.92%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)three days earlier-1.03%final price
Ishares Tr (TLT)five days earlier-0.20%final price
Wells Fargo (WFC)three days earlier+0.36%final price
Wells Fargo (WFC)five days earlier-0.93%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)three days earlier-0.73%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF)five days earlier-0.87%final price

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Who gains and who loses around Ishares Tr (TLT)

Companies tied to this story

  • TLT Ishares Tr

    In “Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) Vs Fixed Deposits (FDs): Interest Rates, Tax Benefits Compared,” Ishares Tr (TLT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story

  • IEF Ishares Tr

    For “Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) Vs Fixed Deposits (FDs): Interest Rates, Tax Benefits Compared,” Ishares Tr (IEF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story

  • XLF Select Sector Spdr Tr

    Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) Vs Fixed Deposits (FDs): Interest Rates, Tax Benefits Compared.” Reason on file: Financial Select Sector SPDR: it holds banks. Linked by “deposits” (banks) in this story

  • JPM Jpmorgan Chase

    For “Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) Vs Fixed Deposits (FDs): Interest Rates, Tax Benefits Compared,” Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: JPMorgan Chase (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story

  • BAC Bank Of America

    Bank Of America (BAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) Vs Fixed Deposits (FDs): Interest Rates, Tax Benefits Compared.” Reason on file: Bank of America (national commercial banks): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story

  • WFC Wells Fargo

    In “Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) Vs Fixed Deposits (FDs): Interest Rates, Tax Benefits Compared,” Wells Fargo (WFC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Wells Fargo (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “deposits” (banks) in this story

  • C Citigroup

    Citigroup (C) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 1 Nov 2026 story “Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) Vs Fixed Deposits (FDs): Interest Rates, Tax Benefits Compared.” Reason on file: Citigroup (national commercial banks): banks' earnings move with lending, deposits and rates. Linked by “deposits” (banks) in this story

  • DHI Horton D R

    For “Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) Vs Fixed Deposits (FDs): Interest Rates, Tax Benefits Compared,” Horton D R (DHI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: D.R. Horton (operative builders): rate changes move lenders' margins and borrowers' demand. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story

Ishares Tr (TLT)

Ishares Tr (TLT) is the company in “Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) Vs Fixed Deposits (FDs): Interest Rates, Tax Benefits Compared,” the 1 Nov 2026 this story story.

What ties Ishares Tr (TLT) to the headline is this: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story

A second company, Ishares Tr (IEF), is listed for a different reason: iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “interest rates” (US interest rates) in this story

Dates in the story, and the Ishares Tr (TLT) price range

IEF traded between 88.64 and 91.23 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 90.08. TLT traded between 76.44 and 81.94 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 79.46. XLF traded between 52.82 and 56.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 55.07.

A simple score for Ishares Tr (TLT)

46 out of 100

“Fixed Maturity Plans (FMPs) Vs Fixed Deposits (FDs): Interest Rates, Tax Benefits Compared” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.