Given the packed political schedule ahead, disquiet around market valuations and anxiousness over global factors, there are many who want to pause, before play. Experts told DNA Money that while small investors should brace for volatility, the opportunity cost of not investing can be pretty high. For investors relatively risk-averse investors, it could be a good idea to look at aggressive hybrid mutual funds (earlier known as balanced fund) and/or large-cap equity mutual fund, says Dua of Sharekhan. In terms of stocks, Gupta thinks investors should always avoid companies with too much debt. “For 2018-19, there is likely to be volatility, so we advise investors keep a healthy amount of cash to deploy on corrections,” says Sharma.

Source: dna May 07, 2018 21:11 UTC