The case for investing in dynamic asset allocation funds
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Last Updated: Feb 22, 2021, 11:19 AM IST
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The markets in 2020 started the year with Sensex levels of over 41000 and peaked on January 17. February was a bit of a stumble – a 6% fall.
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We have often heard of the risks of investing in equity markets, whether directly in stocks or through mutual funds; but 2020 was, as in many other ways, quite different. It taught investors the risks of not investing in equities and a high level of regret. First, let us do a flashback.
The markets in 2020 started the year with Sensex levels of over 41000 and peaked on January 17. February was a bit of a stumble – a 6% fall, before the next three-week tumble of 32%. On March 23, investors were staring at an endless abyss. The fall came without much warning and financial advisors were like drowning men trying to clutch at straws, and at the same time hand hold their investors through these tumultuous times.