We all know why we opt for a Mutual Fund. This is an entity that seeks to invest the investors' money in a pool of funds and on behalf of the investors they channelize it into various securities as per the investment objective of the scheme of a mutual fund.

We also agree how a Mutual Fund (MF) accords us the feature of investing in complex financial instruments even though we may have no background or intelligence in comprehending them well.

That's precisely the reason for having an advisor or fund manager too. A financial advisor provides financial advice or guidance based on their expertise. We need knowledge. At the right time. And we need someone with enough skills and a depth of understanding this complex and dynamic industry that only professionals may help us with.

We also aim to gain from someone's pool of experience without having to burn our own fingers, and definitely not all of them.

This need is acute and deep, irrespective of all the technology and algorithms that the industry is rife with today. At least, a machine would definitely not know or care for the specific needs of a small investor or risk-averse individual.
Advisors also bring to the table that much-needed degree of dedication and grip when the question is about how to optimally manage a collective bundle of various investors.

Laymen investors are seldom well-equipped to take quick and complex decisions given the paucity of time and inability to track market-shifts the way a professional manager does. They have all the time, resources and adjacent tools to help them make their investments are agile and sharp and that's why they are usually fully-focused on this field.

They also help considerably when it comes to garnering suggestion for portfolio allocation and individual goals.

Advisors utilize years' worth of knowledge and those myriad cases with full-time dedication and attention. Regulatory environment also allows for stringent supervision of these professionals and ensures conduct that stays away from indiscretion, negligence and violations.

Just make sure you pick an advisor who would incline towards a long-term customer relationship instead of short-term gains. Do not fall for those who tend to make unrealistic projections on the possibility of generation of potential returns.

Optimism is good but too much of it is a red flag too. Pick an advisor, and pick a smart one. Just the way you are.