Not exact matches
Cash alternatives, such as money market funds, typically offer lower rates
of return than
longer - term
equity or fixed - income securities and may not keep pace with inflation
over extended
periods of time.
Over the
longest time period analyzed, the study finds sustainable
equity funds met or exceeded median
returns for five out
of six different
equity classes examined, for example, large - cap growth.
Dear Saikat,
Equity funds will have Sideways movements, but the point is funds which can give better
Returns with low Standard Deviation
over a
long period of time can be the best ones to invest.
Equity, being the higher risk form
of financing, will tend to reward its owners with higher
returns over long periods of time.
It's pretty difficult to say you will get
returns above and beyond what the general economy will do and what corporate profits will do (those paid to shareholders)
over a
long period of time with a diversified
equity portfolio.
Trying to maintain a consistently high
return on
equity [ROE]
over a
long period of time is a fools bargain and I'll use an anecdote from a company I know well, AIG.
I was looking for a combination
of mutal funds: Franklin India Bluechip Fund —
Equity Fund (This fund had great
returns over a
long period of time) HDFC
Equity Fund — Had good
returns, fulfilled my criterion
of buying diversified funds and Prashant Jain!!
Broad
equity markets have more reliably provided
returns over long, 25 - year or more
periods of time in the last 150 years.
The money that customers invest in our Axis
Long Term
Equity Fund schemes will give excellent
returns over specific
periods of time.
For goals that will arise in the distant future (beyond 7 years),
equity - oriented ULIPs would be more suitable since these ULIPs have the potential to provide you higher
returns over a
longer period of time.