Are my investments safe? It’s the first question any investor asks. If you ask an expert, then logically it must be answered by a counterquestion, “Safe from what?”
When you make any investment, there are different threats to its safety. Broadly, they might fit into two categories. One, its inherent investment value may decline. Two, someone else, who is not authorised to do so, may liquidate it and run away with the money. Savers who invest in equities or equity-backed mutual funds are ..