Advantages and disadvantages of investing in mutual fund

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When you invest in mutual you are buying the units or portion of the mutual fund and thus on investing becomes the shareholder.There are top AMCS which help you to know regarding this they are Reliance mutual fund,HDFC etc.
 
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Pros of Investing in Mutual Funds
Professional Portfolio Management
An individual’s portfolio is managed by experienced industry professionals who have expertise in this field. They constantly manage your portfolio in a way which will help you generate maximum return on your investments.

Diversification
Mutual funds can invest in securities across various asset classes like binds, commodities or cash. This helps in portfolio diversification. If one sector is not performing well, there is a high probability of other sectors compensating for the loss.

Affordable
Investing in mutual funds is very affordable as an individual can invest as low as Rs. 500 every month in a mutual fund. There is no upper limit on the amount of money that can be invested. So, even a small investor can participate in the market by investing in mutual funds.

Liquidity
All it takes to exit from a mutual fund is one instruction to your broker/agent to sell it. The funds come back to your account in 48 hours.

Cons of Investing in Mutual Fund
Fees & Expenses
Mutual funds charge annual fees to their clients known as expense ratio irrespective of the fund’s performance. This can be defined as the cost of doing business. Moreover, there is an exit load on mutual fund schemes, if the investor wishes to redeem the investment before a particular period of time.

Lock-in Clause
There are two types of mutual fund schemes - one which allows you to enter and exit any time, which is know as open-ended scheme and the other scheme comes with a lock-in period of 3-5 years, which is a closed-ended scheme. If an investor wishes to redeem the investment before the lock-in period, he needs to pay a certain amount as exit load.
 

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