{"id":951,"date":"2024-04-22T05:28:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T05:28:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamawealth.com\/askguru\/?p=951"},"modified":"2026-03-20T18:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T18:35:52","slug":"what-should-i-change-in-the-current-mutual-fund-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/what-should-i-change-in-the-current-mutual-fund-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"What should I change in the current mutual fund portfolio?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You must change the following:<\/p>\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Get rid of regular plans in your mutual fund portfolio.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jama.co.in\/app\/import\/?utm_source=quora&amp;utm_medium=answer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Switch to direct plans&nbsp;<\/a>to earn more in the long run.<\/li>\n<li>Weed out consistent bad performers if you are holding them for a long time; change to better ones.<\/li>\n<li>Get out of closed ended funds as soon as the maturity window is over.<\/li>\n<li>If you are over invested in a particular fund house, then diversify.<\/li>\n<li>If you are taking too high a risk, change to less risky fund classes to protect you returns. Get a free risk profile done&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jama.co.in\/app\/risk\/?utm_source=quora&amp;utm_medium=answer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>If you are taking too low risk, make changes to get into fund classes that can help you get a higher return.<\/li>\n<li>Get out of funds that charge too high an expense ratio, compared to the the return they give you.<\/li>\n<li>Be wary of funds that have a high churn.<\/li>\n<li>Change your portfolio in line with the life goals as they approach. Do not stick to the old allocation as goals come nearer.<\/li>\n<li>Add some gold funds if you do not have them. They are a good hedge against volatility and short term inflation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Happy investing!<\/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\/gold-investment\">Try our free Gold Investment 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>You must change the following: Get rid of regular plans in your mutual fund portfolio.&nbsp;Switch to direct plans&nbsp;to earn more in the long run. Weed out consistent bad performers if you are holding them for a long time; change to better ones. Get out of closed ended funds as soon as the maturity window is&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/2024\/04\/22\/what-should-i-change-in-the-current-mutual-fund-portfolio\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What should I change in the current mutual fund portfolio?<\/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":[38,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mutual-funds","category-portfolio-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951","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=951"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4318,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/951\/revisions\/4318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maxiomwealth.com\/askguru\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}