There isn't any right or wrong whether to invest in FD
If you are risk averse, putting your cash in FD calms your mind, investing in shares or high risk assets will give you nightmare every night, invest money in FD will be wise decision. Moreover, Bank giving 4.2% interest that's good rate for conservative investor.
Now the bank rate for property 500k above is 4.4-4.45%, dumping your cash into capital account saved 4.4% in casual saying, but effective rate will be much lesser than 4.4%.
In actual fact, paying higher % installment/month vs putting high lump sum of cash in capital account will yield higher internal rate of return. Time value of money factor.
But still, above is ways for conservative investor to park their money.
If you have higher appetite, the cash that you have try invest it into med risk investment that yield at least 6%.
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Creative accounting with that lump sum of cash and purchase valued property. As property gets rental and capital appreciation. Anytime is a good time for property investing given that you have the holding period and you found good underpriced valued property.
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BLR not applicable to bank rate, now it is base rate and the effective rate as I mentioned above.
RM500K above loan will get you effective rate of 4.4-4.5% interest.
THank you very much for the detail reply and information. appreciate it.