{"id":1500,"date":"2024-04-23T11:10:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-23T11:10:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamawealth.com\/askguru\/?p=1500"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:25:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:25:24","slug":"what-are-the-common-mistakes-people-make-while-investing-in-mutual-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/23\/what-are-the-common-mistakes-people-make-while-investing-in-mutual-funds\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the common mistakes people make while investing in mutual funds?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are many things to look for while investing in mutual funds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What is the asset class? What are the associated Risks with this asset class and sub asset class.<\/li><li>Does it fit your Asset Allocation?<\/li><li>Does it meet your Financial Goals (Investment Objective) and Time Horizon?<\/li><li>Fund House reputation<\/li><li>Fund Size<\/li><li>Fund Performance<\/li><li>Fund Manager<\/li><li>Portfolio Diversification and Portfolio Churn<\/li><li>Loads, Commissions, and Fees<\/li><li>Does it give you a feel good factor<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Read more:&nbsp;Things to look for in a mutual fund<\/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>There are many things to look for while investing in mutual funds: What is the asset class? What are the associated Risks with this asset class and sub asset class. Does it fit your Asset Allocation? Does it meet your Financial Goals (Investment Objective) and Time Horizon? Fund House reputation Fund Size Fund Performance Fund&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/23\/what-are-the-common-mistakes-people-make-while-investing-in-mutual-funds\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What are the common mistakes people make while investing 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":[38,39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mutual-funds","category-mutual-funds-book"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1500","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=1500"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1500\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3478,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1500\/revisions\/3478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}