Active or Passive Investing: Which Style is Right for You?

With such a wide variety of investment avenues and styles, you may be confused as to which is the best for you. Should you go for a passive mode of investment with the increasingly popular ETFs or choose actively managed mutual fund investments to achieve your goals? Let’s understand the basic differences and benefits to make sure you are buying a type of investment that is right for you.

Active vs passive: A comparative view

Benefits of Passive Funds

Replicates the benchmark index	Allows you to diversify and reduce your risks	Low cost due to minimal fund manager involvement

Benefits of Actively Managed Mutual Funds

Avoid timing markets	Start with as low as Rs.500	Offers potential to beat the index	Risk-adjusted returns over the long term

So what’s the verdict?

Choosing between active and passive mutual funds/ ETFs depends on several factors as underlined below:

• Your knowledge of the markets: Passive funds like ETFs takes an informed eye to decide when to enter and exit the market

• Your confidence in the fund house and investment processes: Active funds requires your trust in the fund house investment philosophy and processes.

• Your risk appetite: If you are someone who lacks the risk appetite to take higher risk with reward, you can take the conservative approach with an index fund or ETF which replicates the benchmark index

• Your goal: If you want to focus on building wealth with a potential to beat the index, you may opt for diversified mutual funds. The fund manager of an actively managed fund put their expertise to control downside risk in the portfolio by increasing cash levels when the market is at its peak, or the valuation of stocks is expensive. Similarly, they invest in good quality companies when the market is at a low level, or the valuation of stocks becomes attractive.

Both mutual funds and ETFs are good for long-term investing. However, you need to remember that not every ETF/ mutual fund may be suited to your goals. When investing in sector-specific funds, you need to take into consideration that these funds address a limited universe and therefore need to exercise caution.

As an investor, whether passive investing with ETFs or active investing with mutual funds – it’s important to invest – even a small amount as low as Rs. 500 and stay invested to build wealth over the long term.

Disclaimer, Statutory Details & Risk Factors:

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