{"id":1642,"date":"2024-04-24T10:05:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T10:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamawealth.com\/askguru\/?p=1642"},"modified":"2026-03-02T19:24:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T19:24:21","slug":"how-do-i-start-a-new-investment-in-mutual-funds-if-i-am-already-investing-through-a-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/24\/how-do-i-start-a-new-investment-in-mutual-funds-if-i-am-already-investing-through-a-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I start a new investment in mutual funds if I am already investing through a bank?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>First thing is that realise that a bank is also a broker and makes indirect commissions on your investments. You lose upto 40% in the longer run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whats more important is that due to commissions, the products being sold are not always in your best interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can invest in direct plans, choosing an online direct mutual fund aggregator. Switching existing holdings can be easily done by clicking&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jama.co.in\/contact.html#switch-to-direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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>First thing is that realise that a bank is also a broker and makes indirect commissions on your investments. You lose upto 40% in the longer run. Whats more important is that due to commissions, the products being sold are not always in your best interest. You can invest in direct plans, choosing an online&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/24\/how-do-i-start-a-new-investment-in-mutual-funds-if-i-am-already-investing-through-a-bank\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How do I start a new investment in mutual funds if I am already investing through a bank?<\/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":[200,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-investing-for-beginners-mutual-funds","category-mutual-funds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642","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=1642"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3409,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1642\/revisions\/3409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}