In good times, I never realised that Equity has an inherent market Risk; and exposed almost everything into Equities. Haldia Fund House adviced me to allocate my assets properly and guided me to invest in some Debt funds also. I still repent, why I didn’t listen to them that time – I lost heavily due to my lack of knowledge on Risk ! But now I am happy, I understand Risk and do proper asset allocation as per my appetite – Thanks to Haldia Fund House”
Because mutual funds are securities — and not deposits — they’re not guaranteed by Government or other deposit insurance. But other safeguards are in place to protect investors: