As you know, Investment is always done for a LONG-TERM.
Trading is always done for a SHORT-TERM. It is very risky and instead of making money, you will actually lose money in the short term. Try it out, if you don’t believe in what I am saying.
Frankly, investment for short-term does not make sense.
The following will help you in your long-term investments:
Invest equal amounts of money in 2-3 of the following Mutual Funds , in the first 5 days of every month. In other words, start a weekly/monthly SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) by going through ICICI/ HDFC/ SBI or any other dependable bank or broker. Investing in these Hybrid/ Balanced Mutual Funds is a safe investment.
Mutual Funds (MFs) are very good for safe investments if you don’t touch the investment for 5–6 years. (This investment is to be done for a long-term, exactly the same way as you do when you purchase a piece of land or a house or a flat or gold. Such items are not to be sold in just 1-2 months/quarters/years but only after 5/10/15/20/25/30/…… years.)
Investments in MFs are safe though the value of investment fluctuates as per the stock market movements.
You should ideally do monthly investments in 2–3 MFs taking the SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) route.
Investment Categories/asset classes & Yearly Returns:
FDs/RDs:7–9% per year
Gold: 9–10% per year
Real-Estate: 10–12% per year (Limitation: Can’t invest just a few thousands per month in real estate. You have to invest in lakhs only. If you urgently need money, you can’t easily get a buyer. From the time you think of selling, till you get the money in hand, it could take a few months. Also, you can’t sell just one room out of a 2 bed-room flat, if you require only a few lakhs for an emergency.)
Mutual Funds (You can invest as low as Rs. 1000 per month in a mutual fund. You can also sell only a very small part of your investment in a 5-star MF if you need only a small amount for an emergency.)
>> 5-star rated Hybrid/Balanced MFs (Returns ~ 15% per year tax-free in a block of 5–6 years. Typically, your invested amount will double every 5 years.) Prices of Hybrid/Balanced MFs fluctuate less than the prices of MultiCap MFs.
>> 5-star rated MultiCap MFs for medium risk (Returns ~ 20% per year tax-free in a block of 5–6 years. Typically, your invested amount will double every 4 years.) Prices of Hybrid/Balanced MFs fluctuate less than the prices of MultiCap MFs.
These fluctuations of prices can make you worry about your investments in MFs. However, if you have invested in 4 or 5 star MFs and if you are a long-term investor, then you should not worry about your investments in MFs at all.
After you make investments in 5 or 4 star Mutual Funds of Hybrid/Balanced and/or MultiCap category, don’t sell them in a panic for 5–6 years even if the stock market fluctuates substantially. They will go down in value & again go up. Don’t worry.
There are other categories which can give higher returns but are very risky. So, I am not recommending those categories.
Invest equal amounts of money in 2-3 of the following Mutual Funds , in the first 5 days of every month. In other words, start a weekly/monthly SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) by going through ICICI/ HDFC/ SBI or any other dependable bank or broker. Investing in these Hybrid/ Balanced Mutual Funds is a safe investment.
Hybrid/ Balanced MFs: (Returns ~ 15% per year tax-free in a block of 5–6 years. Typically, your invested amount will double every 5 years.)
(J616)
Axis Long TermEquity Fund | (Tax saver. 3 year lock-in.)
MultiCap MFs: (Returns ~ 20% per year tax-free in a block of 5–6 years. Typically, your invested amount will double every 4 years.)
(J616)
These funds are managed by experienced fund managers. So, these are safe investments.
Always invest in 5-star (or minimum 4-star) rated mutual funds of reputed fund houses of ICICI, HDFC, Tata, Franklin Templeton, Birla Sunlife, DSP BR, BNP Paribas, SBI…
Never invest in 1/2/3-star Mutual Funds even of these reputed fund houses.
After you understand more about investments through these balanced MFs, you may also invest in multi-cap mutual funds after a few quarters.
Please note that directly investing in the stock market (=shares) is very risky and you may lose your money as it is a Very High Risk investment avenue. So, don’t invest in stocks/shares directly. Invest in MFs.
Investing = (Buying and not having any intention of selling for minimum 1 year or preferably for minimum 5–10 years) = (Like our investments in real estate or gold where we don’t think of selling it for a very long time)
Depreciating Asset: Value of a Car worth Rs. 7 lakhs becomes ‘zero’ in 10 years. (Shallow and unwise people normally splurge on latest & expensive cars, bikes, mobile phones, watches…)
Appreciating Asset: Value of an investment in a flat/house/Mutual Fund worth Rs. 7 lakhs becomes approx. Rs. 25-28 lakhs in 10 years. (Rich & Wise people prefer to invest in appreciating assets.)
Most of the people think,
>> (Monthly Earnings minus Monthly Expenses) = (Monthly Savings)
In reality (as per the Billionaire Warren Buffet), it should be,
>> (Monthly Earnings minus Monthly Savings) = (MonthlyExpenses)
So, you should FIRST put your money in savings (=investment) on a monthly basis and THEN start spending for the month from the balance money availableto you after your monthly systematic savings/investments.
When you invest monthly in MFs, taking the SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) route, then
Your investment will double in ~5 years at 15% per year appreciation (tax-free).
So, in 10 years, value of your investment will become 4 times the invested amount.
In 15/20/25/30/35 years, it will become 8/16/32/64/128 times. Your money would just keep on growing.
Please note that this growth will not be uniformly achieved every year, but will be achieved in a block of 5–6 years.
Your investment will grow as if money is growing for you on a money plant.
This investment journey & opportunity will give you much better returns than your investments in gold.
All the best!!
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