Which mutual fund to buy?

There are many types of mutual fund available in the market. Broadly, they can be divided into Equity Funds, Debt Funds and Balanced Funds.

Equity Funds

These funds invest a major part of their portfolio in stocks or equity-related instruments. Equity mutual funds are ideal for investors who want to invest in the stock market. Some of the types of equity funds available in Indian mutual fund market are:

Diversified Equity Funds: Diversified equity funds invest in stocks of different companies across sectors.

Equity Linked Savings Scheme (ELSS): Equity Linked Savings Scheme or Tax-saving funds as they are more popularly known, invest in stocks and equity related instruments and have a lock-in period of three years. These funds offer tax benefit under Sec 80 C of Income Tax Act.

Index Funds: Index funds invest in same stocks and in similar proportion to base index. Performance of index funds is more or less similar to that of underlying index.

Sectoral Funds:  These funds invest in a particular sector or industry of the market according to the investment objective of the fund.

Debt Funds

Debt funds are mutual funds which invest in debt papers issued by government, private companies, banks and financial institutions. These funds are ideal for investors who seek fixed income. Types of Debt funds available in Indian market are Gilt Funds, Income Funds, Monthly Income Plans, Short Term Plans and Liquid Funds.

Balanced Funds

Balanced Funds invest in equity and debt market. These funds are ideal for investors who want safety of income with capital appreciation over a long-term.

How to invest in Indian stock market?

Investing in Indian stock market is the best way to build wealth.  However, many people are wary of the stock market as they think stock investment is a risky investment.  Stock investments are risky, but if investment is made in the right stocks and in a proper manner, it is the only way to build wealth and beat inflation.

There are two types of investors. If you are a short-term investor, you can make money with intraday trading in Indian stock market. However, this is a more risky form of investment and requires superior trading skills and practice. If you are a long-term investor, you can buy value stocks, growth stocks and dividend stocks which will give you good returns in long term. This is the best strategy for stock market investments as in the long term, the risk factor decreases significantly.

To make stock market investment in Indian stock market, you can buy large-cap stocks like Reliance Industries, Infosys, SBI, ICICI Bank, Mahindra & Mahindra, SBI, BHEL, L&T, Reliance Communication, ACC, Bharti Airtel, Sterlite, TCS, Tata Steel, HUL, Hindalco, Jindal Steel, Cipla, Hero Honda, Reliance Infra, ITC, DLF, Tata Motors, JP Associates, HDFC Bank, Tata Power, Maruti Suzuki, ONGC, NTPC, Wipro and HDFC.

You can also buy shares of mid-cap companies which can be mutlibagger stocks in share market. India has largecap stocks which were midcap stocks in the past. So it is better to watch out for these potential stocks which can garner good returns in the future.

Stock trading in India is simple and hassle-free. You need a demat and trading account for stock market India. You can open an online stock trading account with any online stock broking company in India.  By opening an online trading account you can avail of different investment avenues for investing online: stock market, mutual funds, commodities, IPO, futures and options, currency trading and more.

Angel Broking is one of the top stock brokers in India offering online stock trading in Indian stock market. You can also invest in mutual funds, commodity trading, futures trading, online IPOs, currency trading with Angel Broking. Angel Broking has three online trading platforms for online stock trading in Indian stock Market – Angel Investor, Angel Trade and Angel Diet.

Angel Broking also offers various tools and applications for online stock trading. Angel Market Watch is a free desktop application which helps you keep track of favourite stocks. Angel Portfolio Manager keeps track of all your investments and gives you a real-time picture of your portfolio. Angel Broking’s mobile application, M-Connect help you stay in touch with stock market anytime, anywhere. You can check latest Indian stock price on your mobile, get latest stock market news and access you demat account and trading account information online.  You also get instant trade confirmation on your mobile with Angel Broking’s SMS services.

Angel Broking also offers Portfolio Management Services and Advisory services to investors and guide them to make stock investment in Indian stock market.