Balanced schemes or equity-oriented hybrid schemes have gained a lot of popularity among mutual fund investors in the last two years. These schemes were typically recommended to first-time investors and very conservative equity investors. However, they are recommended as a fool proof investment to everyone. And now there is bad news for balanced fund investors: these schemes have become riskier lately. ET.com Mutual Funds spoke to Vivek Pathak , a Certified Financial Planner and one of the sharpest mutual fund analyst in the country, to find out what is happening and what is in store for balanced fund investors.
Suddenly, everyone is talking about balanced funds getting very risky? What is happening?
Lately, balanced funds have become a fancy for investors. fund houses, agents, bankers and brokers have been hard selling balanced funds to investors.
