{"id":1250,"date":"2024-04-22T11:17:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T11:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamawealth.com\/askguru\/?p=1250"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:27:14","slug":"should-we-buy-a-nifty-index-fund-and-which-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/should-we-buy-a-nifty-index-fund-and-which-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"Should we buy a Nifty index fund, and which ones?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Index funds are a good option to consider for investing. However given the current state of the index construction and the better performance of other large cap, multicap funds we recommend that the allocation cover 2\u20133 fund classes (i.e. not just index funds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Index funds are often late in adding good performers (after they start performing) and often late in getting rid of poor performers, because they passively mirror the index.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can explore&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jama.co.in\/direct-mutual-funds\/explore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">various funds portfolios here<\/a>&nbsp;and also check out various&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jama.co.in\/direct-mutual-funds\/best-equity-index-direct-plan-mutual-funds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">index fund choices here<\/a>.<\/p>\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>Index funds are a good option to consider for investing. However given the current state of the index construction and the better performance of other large cap, multicap funds we recommend that the allocation cover 2\u20133 fund classes (i.e. not just index funds). Index funds are often late in adding good performers (after they start&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/should-we-buy-a-nifty-index-fund-and-which-ones\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Should we buy a Nifty index fund, and which ones?<\/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-1250","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\/1250","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=1250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3599,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1250\/revisions\/3599"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}