Investing without knowledge is gambling.
Best investment is an investment in oneself.
Either work with a SEBI-RIA,AMFI-RMFD (learn from them)
Or
Gain knowledge by reading SEBI or AMFI or NISM material.
Then Invest.
Do not gamble.
Perhaps only the luckiest 2% make money by gambling,
@BaluGorade Given today's world where,
otp frauds,
link misclick frauds
Atm Card cloning
deepfake frauds
are increasing,
It is perhaps not wise to keep much money in a savings account.
Savings is the first place these frauds impact.
Perhaps 1 month expense in savings is enough.
We must be aware that physical gold needs a physical place to liquidate.
Meaning some goldsmith needs to be available when one has an emergency.
Since we don't live in 1950's where there was a single goldsmith per village who would open their doors at midnight, this may not work today.
I have found a Bank RD is better.
Since liquid and arbitrage funds drag down the "portfolio" returns and clients have a hard time seperating these.
Example :
Equity may generate 12%
Liquid may generate 6%
Client sees the "portfolio returns" as 9%
Changing mindset is an effort and may not always be successful.
Better to seperate debt out of the "Investment Portfolio"
@paresh_pisipati Do you think
Many MFD who were previously Bankers or insurance agents,
Bring their "old Skills" to the MFD business
Have impacted the reputation for an AMFI-RMFD.
@ravihanda Those who are really capable of investing direct probably don't need a plan to be direct by "default".
Those who can't even figure out that their investments are in the regular plan probably should not Invest "Direct".
@BaluGorade Many Multi-Asset mutual funds would disagree in the current year.
Diversification is just a "higher Possibility" of peace of mind,
Not a surety.
@warikoo Unless it's an "Investment",
Apparently people ask less questions
and
are less skeptical ,
when higher returns are promised.
6% = normal
10% = questions
12% = more questions
25% = less questions
40% = even less questions
51% = No questions
75% = FOMO
Very curious why.
@BaluGorade There are other variables involved :
Suddenly a parent might fancy a real estate and ask for money,
If one refuses it becomes emotional
If one does not refuse one could lock money when not wanting to.
@shiladitya4u Mutual funds were never meant for those who can invest by themselves.
It like a good driver
will probably never hire a driver to drive his car.
They are meant for those who can not drive (Invest)
Or
For those who don't want to drive themselves (invest)
@piyush_trades Curious,
Do you think things were different 25 years ago ?
Or
35 years ago ?
Do you think equity investors or traders were respected then ?
Why were they called "Gamblers" or "Dalal" ?
And after all this , the country seems to have survived!
@growth_edge_ Curious,
What difference does it make ?
Does one invest or not invest so that society will accept them ?
Does one monitor or not monitor portfolio so that society accepts them ?
@divyaporwal_ On one hand
we have people who blame the government for market falls.
On the other hand
we have people who feel capital gains tax is unfair ,
because they feel the government has no role and risk in generating capital gains.
Sometimes these are the same people.