A Financial Study on the Saving Behaviour and Asset Allocation Patterns of Households

Abstract

Saving Behaviour and Asset Allocation Patterns of Households – Savings can be known as the cash or physical products set aside for future use. An Investment is an asset acquired or invested in to build wealth and save money from the hard-earned income or appreciation. This research aims at investigating the determinants of the saving behavior of the rural households in the district of Thiruvallur. The data of 136 sample households has been collected from rural households. This study investigates the factors behind what determine household saving behaviour. An individual and a consumer is led by his culture, his subculture, his social class, his membership groups, his family, his personality, his psychological factors, etc..

Household Savings

Introduction

India is a developing country where, there has been a consistent increase in the national saving Rate after the independence period, though with considerable fluctuations from year to year. In international standpoint of view, India has had a high saving rate compared to other developing countries, except those in East Asia. To research on rural savings in India need to look into four aspects namely the determinants of savings, the composition of savings, the methods of measuring savings, and the pattern of saving. The present study tries to analyze the determinants and pattern of saving behaviour in rural household in Tamilnadu. Saving is an important variable for every country to be studied for the economic growth and development of any country. Saving is an important macroeconomic variable to be studied under the purview of the economic arena on an individual as well as household basis. Today’s saving mainly in rural areas consists of the assets in form of animals, metals and Also Due to some awareness about the saving institutions available nearby encourages people to save as to opt the rate of interest from the amount saved from time to time. The sources of income of the households are accounting to be diversified. In most of the households, the only source of income has been resulting in originating from various other sources also. From due to these varied scopes of income generated, the saving portion is also generated to some extent.

The household saving and consumption behaviour play an important role in short-term Economic stability and long-term economic growth. The household savings rate is a component in what determines the ability for enterprises and states to take credit for finance investments, the other components of the ability to find credit is the savings rate of enterprises and states themselves.

Types of Savings

The types of saving are mainly based on the income available to the household, firm and corporate bodies. The saving type can be classified on the basis of the sectors accounting for the saving distribution. It can be broadly classified under three headings namely,

(a) household sector saving,

(b) private sector saving and

(c) public sector saving.

Household Sector Saving

The savings done or accrued by the individual members in a household consists of household sector saving. The household saving contributes to a larger share in the Indian economy which comprises of the individuals saving behavior at a larger scale including the financial as well as the financial assets. The individuals at the household level make a share to the national income computation of a country.

Private Corporate Sector saving

The savings made in the private owned corporations are called as the private sector corporations. The private corporate sector comprises of

  • Non-government non-financial companies,
  • Commercial banks and insurance companies working in private sector,
  • Co-operative banks, credit societies and non-credit societies and
  • Non-banking financial companies in the private sector.

Private Sector Savings

Public Sector Saving

The public sector’s savings are constituted into (i) government savings, and (ii) savings generated by the public sector undertakings in the form of internal resources. One process of estimating public sector saving is to scrutinize the relationship between public savings and the consolidated returns shortage of government which is an alternative measure of government savings.

Public Sector Savings

Scope and Significant of Study

Saving behavior is the dependent variable in my research. Whereas, the income, wealth, rate of return and inflation is the independent variable of my research. Both the independent variable and moderating variable in my research will affect the saving behavior of people.

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