Why Mutual Funds in your Portfolio?

Benefits of mutual funds?

• Buy n Sell with Great Convenience: Investors who have the time and the money can build their portfolio by buying one security at a time. But identifying, researching and monitoring securities can be a full-time job that requires a lot of commitment. Alternatively, investors can simply buy a mutual fund in the market that will save them a lot of time and regular monitoring of the performance of the individual securities that make up the fund.

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• Do not Put all Eggs in One Basket, Be Diversified: A single fund can hold securities from 100s of different issuers or companies, far more than what an individual investor can realistically manage to hold in their individual portfolios. This diversification reduces the risk of a loss due to problems in one particular company or industry.

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• Mind your Own Business, let it manage by Professionals: A mutual fund is managed by professional investors who do this full time. The resources available to them like traders who have practical experience in when to buy and sell securities, research team and access to company management is far more than what an individual investors can achieve on his own.

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• Get Your Money When You Want, It's Liquid: Like shares, mutual funds are also liquid investments that can be bought or sold freely so that investors have access to their money when needed. However, certain shares might not trade freely because there is not market for them, and then the investor is stuck. Mutual funds do not face this problem of illiquidity.