New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- This Independence Day, you can aim to get freedom from volatility by choosing to invest in safe investing schemes which provide assured returns. These schemes make sure that the capital of investors is protected and the return moves in one direction only i.e, upward.

However, some of these schemes have a lock in period. For example, National Savings Certificate (NSC) has a lock-in period of five years and Public Provident Fund (PPF) has 15 years. Here, we give a lowdown on 6 investing schemes that can keep your capital safe.

I. Fixed Deposits (FDs): You can invest in a fixed deposit scheme of a prominent bank - public sector or private. Most banks offer anywhere between 5-6 percent per annum on one-year deposit. So...