The very next day, the insurance companies were out with advertising campaigns highlighting the tax advantage of
ULIPs over mutual funds.
Not exact matches
But if the whole money is invested in market (in
ULIP's) and in addition you are getting some risk cover (insurance), why
ULIP's are not preferred
over Mutual funds for investments.
Over the last one year, the growth in average
ULIP large cap
fund was 15.51 percent while it was 18.83 percent in case of average
mutual large cap
funds.
But do an «opportunity cost» analysis, means if you surrender the units of both policies and invest in Equity oriented
mutual funds for long term (depends on your financial goals), analyze if you can get decent returns
over & above the expected returns from
ULIP funds.
Such rationalisation of
ULIPs commissions could also help narrow the gap between it and
mutual funds, he said responding to queries
over how a compromise could be reached between insurance regulator IRDA and capital market watchdog SEBI on the
ULIPs issue.
The two regulators have been engaged in a public spat
over who controls
ULIPs, which invest heavily in stocks and bonds and get promoted much more by intermediaries as against
mutual funds because of higher commission payouts.
ULIP's are recommended
over Mutual Funds as well.
Since
ULIPs comprise insurance policy as also the
mutual fund, SEBI had issued an order in April this year asserting its authority
over the scheme.
But do an «opportunity cost» analysis, means if you surrender the units of both policies and invest in Equity oriented
mutual funds for long term (depends on your financial goals), analyze if you can get decent returns
over & above the expected returns from
ULIP funds.
Hence, for their inherent simplicity and flexibility, we would recommend a combination of term plan and
mutual funds over ULIPs.
In the long term,
ULIPs take
over Mutual funds in terms of return.
Generally, the charges of
ULIP plan will be more than
mutual funds,
over a long - term period.