What is the role of an investment advisor or a Mutual Fund distributor in selecting a scheme?

What is the role of an investment advisor or a Mutual Fund distributor in selecting a scheme?

Usually, when people select a scheme themselves, they do so based on its performance. They don’t consider that past performances may not be sustained. Evaluation of schemes is a function of various attributes of the schemes, e.g. scheme objective, investment universe, the risks that the fund is taking, etc. This requires the investor to put in time and effort. The investor also needs to have the requisite expertise to be able to understand the features and nuances as well as the ability to analyse and compare from among many options. A distributor of mutual funds or an investment advisor would be qualified and trained for such a job.

Secondly, more important than investing in the best scheme, it’s important to invest in a scheme most appropriate or suitable to the

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