Key benefits of Investing in Equities as an asset class:
Proud ownership of companies
Wealth Creation in the long term
Dividend income
Higher liquidity
Tax benefits
To sum up
Equity markets have historically produced higher returns than gold, real estate, bank deposits, or other fixed-income assets over the longer term (source: Bloomberg)
Historical data states that the risk of capital loss does exist especially in the shorter term but with longer periods of investments, this risk is negatedThis chart adjusts compounding interest and inflation rate. Tk. 100 has become Tk. 5399 in the stock market instead of Tk. 185 only from bank deposit between FY1990 to FY2017.