{"id":1077,"date":"2024-04-22T09:45:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T09:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamawealth.com\/askguru\/?p=1077"},"modified":"2026-04-14T19:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:49:30","slug":"why-is-the-line-mutual-funds-are-carefully-so-scary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/why-is-the-line-mutual-funds-are-carefully-so-scary\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is the line &#8220;Mutual funds are \u2026 carefully,&#8221; so scary?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYou wil die on one day!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t it sound scary?<\/p>\n<p>However if you hear the same thing, as \u201cYou will die after living a joyful life of 100 years, then doesn&#8217;t it sound sweet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, investing in mutual funds over long years can make you really wealthy. Whats more investing in direct plan mutual funds can help increase your wealth by a further 40% compared to regular investors.<\/p>\n<p>But if the same thing is put out as \u201cMutual Fund investments are subject to risk..\u201d then it sounds a bit scary. The fact is that investing in Mutual Funds is a bit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jama.co.in\/stock-market-volatility-a-roller-coaster-ride\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">like riding a roller coaster&nbsp;<\/a>ride. However if you invest smartly you get to enjoy some<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jama.co.in\/six-tips-free-lunch-investing-asset-allocation-rebalancing-mutual-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;free lunches<\/a>&nbsp;and build significant wealth over time.<\/p>\n<p><!-- mw-cta-block --><\/p>\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<p style=\"margin-top:1.5em;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/resources\/calculators\/pr\">Try our Portfolio Rebalancing Calculator &rarr;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>  <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><br \/>\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cYou wil die on one day!\u201d Doesn&#8217;t it sound scary? However if you hear the same thing, as \u201cYou will die after living a joyful life of 100 years, then doesn&#8217;t it sound sweet?\u201d Similarly, investing in mutual funds over long years can make you really wealthy. Whats more investing in direct plan mutual funds&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/why-is-the-line-mutual-funds-are-carefully-so-scary\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Why is the line &#8220;Mutual funds are \u2026 carefully,&#8221; so scary?<\/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":[179,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fund-selection","category-mutual-funds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077","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=1077"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4613,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1077\/revisions\/4613"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}