MF: Mutual Funds & You: How to invest Rs 10 lakh today

Stocks were never for the faint-hearted. They are even less so now. As tariff walls spring up across geographies and trigger a seemingly unrelenting thirst globally for the dollar and safe-haven assets, Indian equities have been battered – and so has the confidence of the ordinary saver, or the real architect of the 2023-24 rally. So, is it time for savers to finally give equities the short shrift? Not really, say three senior wealth managers ET spoke with.

A plain vanilla equity scheme or a multi-asset fund – whatever appeals to the retail saver – should be the vehicle to direct funds now into equities, which still remain the best long-term bets against inflation. Avoid narrow, sector-based plans, however, is their advice.