Mutual fund investments are the high recommended options for beginner as well as experienced investors. Investing in mutual funds have lots of advantages comparing with direct stock market investments. One of the major advantage of investing in mutual fund is, it does not required a trading account to start investments. Here are some major benefits investors going to get when investing in mutual funds as well as some required precautions before investing. If someone told you that there is an investment option that is managed by an expert, has an expert looking into it, and lets you get started with even a small amount, would you be interested? Mutual funds can offer you such advantages, and much more.
Mentioned below are major advantages of investing in mutual funds:
This is the best investment option for beginners:
Mutual funds are considering the best investment option for beginner investors as it doesn’t required much knowledge to invest. Only requirements is to select a good mutual funds and invest it through visiting the mutual fund office near to your home or city.
Get the power of Systematic investment
Mutual funds offer an opportunity to invest a small or large amount of money regularly in each investor decided period of time. This option eliminate the involvement of customers each time to remit money but and authorization would be sufficient to debit money directly from the investors bank account in a specified period and duration. This is a wonderful option to deal with the volatility of markets.
Mutual fund investments can start with small amounts:
Investments in mutual funds not required huge amounts at a time but can be started using amount little as possible. Minimum investment amount would be different for funds and that information freely available from mutual fund offices and agents.
Decent diversification ensured:
Mutual funds are the best investment vehicle to get exposure on various investments which can be stocks from various sectors, various types i.e. small, medium, large and blue chip stocks, debt instruments etc. Through investing a mutual fund which have right mix of investment, an investor getting exposure to all these investment by investing in a single or multiple mutual funds. This behavior reduce the risk by limiting the effect of any possible declines in the value of any security.
Highly convenient investment option
Mutual funds are highly convenient for investors to prefer investment time, duration and amount. An investor would receive the information on their investments regularly and can access the investment information through visiting the mutual fund office at any time and free of cost.
Get benefited from professional management and expertise
Mutual fund investment are managed by experiences and skilled professionals who with the help of a team of research people. This would help the investors to put their money to the best possible investment options available in the market to get maximum returns.
High liquidity
If you want to get access to your money, it will take no time for the same. All of the investors need to visit the mutual fund office and fill the redeem form to get the money automatically credited to the account or receive as cheque. Mutual funds also provide the facility to redeem the investment amount as part as required. However, it is mandatory to wait until finishing the locking period of certain mutual funds or the duration completion of closed end mutual funds. Such character of the mutual funds should be inquired and understand before investing to such schemes. However, majority of the mutual funds are open ended and do not have such limitations to access money when investors required.
Fund switching
Mutual funds provides a wonderful options to investors that an investor can easily switch the funds from a fund to another whenever required. This option is helpful to switch your funds to a better performing fund than the one invested.
Systematic Transfer options
Another awesome facility of mutual funds are the Systematic Transfer Plan. Through this an investor can invest large amount to a capital protection oriented funds such as liquid funds and systematically transfer particular amount regularly in each month or a period deciding by investor, to a or more performing funds. This would help the investors get benefited from the liquid fund as well as the fund to where the money transferring to.
Important points to remember when investing in mutual funds:
1. Always understand the fund types and allocation of funds with the mutual fund you are investing. If you are a conservative investor and have selected an aggressive fund, it would be difficult for you later to deal with.
2. Always read and understand the terms and conditions of the fund you are preferring to invest.
3. Always check about the fund manager capability by checking the performance of other fund he or she is managing.
4. Your documents should be up to date and completed. Ensure you have not missed any necessary documents, required t submit by the mutual fund investor.
5. Always have nominee information filled with clear details.
6. Always prefer to apply for mutual funds directly than going through an agent. You can find mutual fund office information from the website and visit the office with necessary documents to apply for any mutual funds that you wish to invest in. going through an agent would reduce your invested capital to a small amount by deducting the commissions.
7. Always monitor the performance of your mutual funds at least once in three months. If a fund is not at all performing, an investor have options to switch the funds to a better performing one.
This article written by Sherin Dev is the editor of Investinternals.com and moneywithmoney.net blogs as well as an investor and IT professional.