Why invest through Mutual Funds & not directly in stocks or bonds?

Why invest through Mutual Funds & not directly in stocks or bonds?

Yes, it is “through” Mutual Funds and not “in” Mutual Funds. What is the difference?

You may indulge in buying and selling stocks and bonds once in a while, but taking help from Mutual Funds to manage your investments may be a much better idea.

When you invest through Mutual Funds, you invest in stocks, bonds or other investments indirectly with the help of professional managers. Instead of doing the tasks yourself, you pay a small fee and avail the services of a fund management company. These services include not just research, selection and buying-selling of various investments, for which a fund manager is well qualified, but also the accounting and administrative activities related to the task of investing, which many may not like to do themselves.

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