{"id":1482,"date":"2024-04-23T10:36:16","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T10:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamawealth.com\/askguru\/?p=1482"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:25:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:25:31","slug":"are-mutual-funds-worth-the-investment-my-stock-trades-have-mightily-outperformed-the-returns-from-my-mutual-funds-looking-at-a-10-15-year-window-are-funds-really-worth-putting-money-in-in-addition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/23\/are-mutual-funds-worth-the-investment-my-stock-trades-have-mightily-outperformed-the-returns-from-my-mutual-funds-looking-at-a-10-15-year-window-are-funds-really-worth-putting-money-in-in-addition\/","title":{"rendered":"Are mutual funds worth the investment? My stock trades have mightily outperformed the returns from my mutual funds. Looking at a 10-15 year window, are funds really worth putting money in? In addition to stocks, what should I invest in?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yes, mutual funds are a great way to invest small or big sums of money in a diversified basket of stocks or bonds. They are managed by a professional for a small fee, and offer good liquidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.jama.co.in\/should-you-consider-equities-or-equity-mutual-funds\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jama.co.in\/blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">jama.co.in\/blog<\/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>Yes, mutual funds are a great way to invest small or big sums of money in a diversified basket of stocks or bonds. They are managed by a professional for a small fee, and offer good liquidity. Read more: jama.co.in\/blog Maxiom Wealth \u2014 Free Tool Is Your Mutual Fund Working Hard Enough? Two funds with&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/23\/are-mutual-funds-worth-the-investment-my-stock-trades-have-mightily-outperformed-the-returns-from-my-mutual-funds-looking-at-a-10-15-year-window-are-funds-really-worth-putting-money-in-in-addition\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Are mutual funds worth the investment? My stock trades have mightily outperformed the returns from my mutual funds. Looking at a 10-15 year window, are funds really worth putting money in? In addition to stocks, what should I invest in?<\/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":[135,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1482","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asset-allocation-mutual-funds","category-mutual-funds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482","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=1482"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3486,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1482\/revisions\/3486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1482"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1482"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1482"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}