Invest in Mutual Funds !
Mutual Funds are a smart way to grow your money. They can help you achieve your financial goals as they have the potential to generate higher-than-inflation returns.
To many people, Mutual Funds can seem complicated or intimidating. We are going to try and simplify it for you at its very basic level. Essentially, the money pooled in by a large number of people (or investors) is what makes up a Mutual Fund. This fund is managed by a professional fund manager.
It is a trust that collects money from a number of investors who share a common investment objective. Then, it invests the money in equities, bonds, money market instruments and/or other securities. Each investor owns units, which represent a portion of the holdings of the fund. The income/gains generated from this collective investment is distributed proportionately amongst the investors after deducting certain expenses, by calculating a scheme’s “Net Asset Value or NAV. Simply put, a Mutual Fund is one of the most viable investment options for the common man as it offers an opportunity to invest in a diversified, professionally managed basket of securities at a relatively low cost.
Traditionally, Indians have relied on real estate, gold, and bank fixed deposits for their investments. However, in the last two decades, mutual funds have emerged as an alternative and possibly superior investment option because mutual funds offer an opportunity to earn higher returns compared to these traditional investments. In addition, mutual funds offer easy access, liquidity (similar to bank deposits), more straightforward exits (as opposed to real estate investments), and remove investment management risk from the individual investor as professional fund managers manage them