Index, smallcap or global funds? Here's how mutual fund investors can plan for 2025
international funds offering the highest return and investors chasing small cap funds in 2024, experts believe that investors should invest with a 7-10 year investment horizon using a combination of flexicap funds, index funds and international funds through a SIP/ STP strategy for 2025.
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Among the equity mutual funds, the top three performers were international funds. Mirae Asset NYSE FANG+ETF FoF and Mirae Asset S&P 500 Top 50 ETF FoF offered 88% and 66% returns respectively in the current calendar year. Motilal Oswal Nasdaq 100 FOF delivered 58% return in the said period.
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View Details» <div data-placement=«Mid Article Thumbnails» data-target_type=«mix» data-mode=«thumbnails-mid» style=«min-height:400px; margin-bottom:12px;» class=«wdt-taboola» id=«taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-116819908»>“Investors in equity funds should invest with a 7-10 year investment horizon using a combination of flexicap funds, index funds and international funds through a SIP/ STP strategy. They should be prepared for significant volatility on the back of both an earnings slowdown and global events,” recommends Vishal Dhawan, CEO, Plan Ahead Wealth Advisors, a wealth management firm in Mumbai.
Another expert recommends that investors with a balanced approach should focus on hybrid equities as equities can drive growth whereas fixed income and precious commodities could provide stability
