{"id":1072,"date":"2024-04-22T09:43:36","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T09:43:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamawealth.com\/askguru\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:28:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:28:30","slug":"why-should-you-invest-in-mutual-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/why-should-you-invest-in-mutual-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"Why should you invest in mutual funds?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I will give you five reasons why mutual funds are the best option for investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Get access to best professional advice in selecting stocks and bonds. Most of us don&#8217;t have time or skill and this advice is available at a low cost. While MFs cost about 2.5% on average [er year, you can cut it down to about 1% if you for Direct Plans. Use an app like\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/page\/60\/\">Maxiomwealth<\/a>\u00a0that aggregates only direct plans.<\/li><li>Can start with small amounts, as low as Rs 100.<\/li><li>Can easily choose the fund type based on your risk\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jama.co.in\/?utm_source=quora&amp;utm_medium=answerhttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.jama.co.in%2F%3Futm_source&amp;utm_medium=nav_header&amp;next=%2Fapp%2Fias\" target=\"_blank\">profile<\/a>. If you wish to take higher risk, go for equity funds.<\/li><li>Can redeem at any time. There is no lock in compared to FDs or PPF.<\/li><li>Safe &amp; Convenient &#8211; it can all be done online. All invested funds are routed directly to the fund house company and any redemptions come straight to your bank account.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n<!-- mw-cta-block -->\n\n<div class=\"mw-cta-block\" style=\"background:#EEF3FC;border-left:5px solid #1C52A0;padding:22px 26px 20px;margin:36px 0 24px;border-radius:0 10px 10px 0;\">\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:#276FC4;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;\">Maxiom Wealth \u2014 Free Tool<\/p>\n  <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-size:19px;font-weight:700;color:#113E81;line-height:1.3;\">Is Your Mutual Fund Working Hard Enough?<\/h3>\n  <p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;color:#444;font-size:15px;line-height:1.65;\">Two funds with similar star ratings can deliver very different outcomes. Use our fund comparison tool to check if you&#8217;re in the right scheme for your risk profile and investment horizon.<\/p>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/resources\/calculators\/better-funds-checker\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#1C52A0;color:#fff!important;padding:11px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin:0 10px 8px 0;\">Compare Funds \u2192<\/a>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/meeting\" style=\"display:inline-block;border:2px solid #1C52A0;color:#1C52A0!important;padding:9px 22px;border-radius:6px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:8px;\">Talk to a Financial Advisor<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I will give you five reasons why mutual funds are the best option for investment. Get access to best professional advice in selecting stocks and bonds. Most of us don&#8217;t have time or skill and this advice is available at a low cost. While MFs cost about 2.5% on average [er year, you can cut&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/why-should-you-invest-in-mutual-funds\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why should you invest in mutual funds?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-benefits-of-mf","category-mutual-funds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1072"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3684,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1072\/revisions\/3684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}