It’s common to see investors wanting to invest more and more into equity funds in the face of the current bull run in the equity markets. But did you know that your portfolio doesn’t just need equity funds? It needs debt funds too. During June-July 2017, Mint had carried a special series detailing the various types of debt funds that are there in the market. You can read more about these debt fund here: www.livemint.com/debtfunds
As equity markets reach new heights (it closed a little over 36,000 points on 26 January), investors are talking just in terms of equity funds. But the ever-rising markets have led some people to raise questions like: should the people invest more in equities, should they book profits now; should they sit on cash for now and then re-enter the market later if and when there is correction? However, in all these detailed questions, what keeps getting ignored is the role of debt funds.
