There is no best time to invest. Even now would not be a bad time to get started. A word of advice: be sure of the risk you can take on venturing into equity mutual funds. Apart from equity funds, maybe you could consider balanced funds as well, says personal finance expert Irfan Rupani.
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If one has the risk appetite and is willing to stay invested for 3-5 years, this is a good time to start investing in a staggered manner (via SIPs), says financial planning expert Irfan Rupani.
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Unrealistic expectations from your investments will only lead to financial strain.
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If you have about 3-5 hours every day to study the stock markets and the companies to inevst in, then go for direct equity. If not, go in for mutual funds, says expert Rahul Goel.
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NRIs can invest in MFs, says MF expert Rahul Goel.
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If you don't have enough time to study the market, go for mutual funds, says personal finance expert Rahul Goel.
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Tax saving mutual fund schemes invest in the stock markets and therefore carry risk as compared to say a PPF or a NSC.
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Apart from working women, homemakers too should take to investing. They can save from the monthly allowance they get to run the house.
We have no idea where the markets are headed in the near term. In fact, we do not pay much heed to the Sensex as it is dominated by only a handful of stocks, says Rahul Goel.
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