Devadas Shenoy seeks SIP guidance for retirement planning. Girirajan Murugan advises diversifying across styles, increasing SIPs annually for accelerated growth, and warns on sector funds risk. Strategic planning can optimize returns and mitigate risks over 28 years.
Assets under management (AUM) of this equity category in FY24 soared by ₹1.22 lakh crore to ₹2.93 lakh crore from ₹1.7 lakh crore a year ago - the highest growth in assets under management (AUM) collected by any equity category in this period.
From a risk point of view, thematic funds are a little lower risk compared to sector funds because in sectors you are just focusing on one single sector. Now, if that call goes wrong, your portfolio will go down. A thematic fund is less risky than sectoral funds since it is a spectrum and has 5-6 sub-segments, you are more diversified. So, the highest risk is in the sector funds, the slightly lower risk is in thematic, and even lower risk is in diversified funds.
We considered all equity mutual fund categories such as large cap, mid cap, small cap, large & mid cap, ELSS, multi cap, flexi cap, focused fund, value, contra, sectoral and thematic categories. We considered regular and growth options.
Exploring the growth potential of the Indian pharmaceutical sector requires careful consideration of risks and uncertainties, demanding thorough research before investing in a pharma fund.