'I want to invest Rs 5,000 per month.'
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, (external link) a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries:
Jay Kumar: I want to invest Rs 5,000 per month. Can you suggest which funds will give good returns?
I have not invested any amount in MFs till date.
Omkeshwar Singh: You may consider:
| Mutual Funds | Plan type |
| DSP Top 100 | Growth |
| Axis ESG Equity Fund | Growth |
Anwar Jamal: I have a lumpsum MF investment in the following:
| Mutual Funds | Amount |
| 1. ICICI Prudential Bluechip Fund | Rs 10,000 |
| 2. ICICI Prudential Equity Debt Fund | Rs 10,000 |
| 3. ICICI Prudential Smallcap Fund | Rs 5,000 |
| 4. ICICI Equity Savings Fund | Rs 12,000 |
| 5. ICICI Value Discovery Fund | Rs 7,000 |
| 6. ICICI Long Term Equity Fund | Rs 9,000 |
Omkeshwar Singh: Please continue. Review after six months.
Prashant Wewhare: This is my portfolio for the next seven years. All are direct growth funds. I am keeping tabs on sectorial fund on risk factor.
| Mutual Funds | Amount |
| Nippon India Pharma | Rs 5,000 |
| Tata digital India | Rs 5,000 |
| ICICI Prudential Technology | Rs 5,000 |
| ABSL Digital India | Rs 1,000 |
| Axis Small Cap | Rs 3,000 |
| Axis Midcap | Rs 3,000 |
| Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip | Rs 3,000 |
Omkeshwar Singh: These are all good funds.
Puneet Sharma: My SIP details are as follows. Please advise.
| Mutual Funds | Plan type | Amount |
| 1. Mirae Asset Midcap Fund | Regular plan | Rs 6,000 |
| 2. Sundaram Small Cap Fund | Regular Plan, Growth | Rs 6,000 |
| 3. Nippon India Small Cap Fund | Growth | Rs 5,000 |
| 4. ICICI Prudential India Opportunity Fund | Growth | Rs 3,500 |
| 5. ICICI Prudential Multicap Fund | Growth | Rs 3,500 |
| 6. Axis Focused 25 Fund | Regular | Rs 6,000 |
| 7. Tata Banking And Financial Services Fund | Regular | Rs 6,000 |
| 8. Tata Flexi Cap Fund | Growth | Rs 5,000 |
| 9. Axis Long Term Equity Fund | Rs 3,000 |
Omkeshwar Singh: These are good funds, please continue.
Siddharth Singhal: I am investing in the following mutual funds on a monthly basis (total amount is Rs 38,745 per month).
Apart from these, I also plan on investing Rs 1 lakh in SGB annually.
I am looking at an investment horizon of 7 to 10 years.
Please share your feedback.
| Mutual Funds | Plan type | Amount |
| ICICI Prudential Commodities Fund | Direct Plan | Rs 7,087 |
| Motilal Oswal Nasdaq 100 Fund of Fund | Direct Plan | Rs 8,505 |
| Axis Midcap Fund | Direct Plan | Rs 3,170 |
| Edelweiss Greater China Equity Offshore Fund | Direct Plan | Rs 8,033 |
| Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund | Direct Plan | Rs 2,363 |
| Sundaram Corporate Bond Fund | Direct Plan | Rs 7,087 |
| Mirae Asset Emerging Bluechip Fund | Direct Plan (recently started) | Rs 2,500 |
Omkeshwar Singh: These are good funds, please continue.
Amit Pathak: I'm Amit Pathak, 39 years old. I am investing via SIP in the following funds:
1. Rs 3,000 every month since January 2017 in L&T Emerging Business Opportunities Fund (Growth). The current value is Rs 3.52 lakhs.
2. A lumpsum investment of Rs 50,000 six months ago in UTI Flexi Cap Fund.
3. Rs 50,000 via NFO in L&T Nifty 50 Index Fund a few months ago.
4. Equities in form of stocks worth Rs 2.5 lakhs.
I want to invest Rs 20,000 per month via SIP for a 5-7 year timeframe. Kindly advise good funds with high returns and balanced risk profile.
Omkeshwar Singh: You may consider:
| Mutual Funds | Plan type |
| DSP Top 100 | Growth |
| Axis ESG Equity Fund | Growth |
Ravi Kiran: Sir, my age 44; I have plans to invest in mutual funds from this year.
Currently planning for Invesco Mutual Fund and Mirae Asset Tax Saver Fund.
Please advise for other funds if any.
Omkeshwar Singh: You may consider:
| Mutual Funds | Plan type |
| DSP Top 100 | Growth |
| Axis ESG Equity Fund | Growth |
Sanjay Kumar KS: My aim of investment is wealth creation to meet goals such buying a holiday home, foreign travel and a hatchback car.
I am already investing Rs 60,000 per month towards PF and insurance, which would take care of my goals of child education and marriage.
Further, I am assured of a pension around Rs 1 lakh month on retirement.
I have about Rs 20,000 earmarked for SIPs and Rs 3,00,000 lumpsum amount for investing in MFs.
Since I have a secured investment, I can be overtly aggressive with this investment.
Kindly suggest me some high resolution/high return MF schemes.
I would like to have open-ended schemes for the lumpsum investment.
Omkeshwar Singh: You may consider via SIP or STP route.
| Mutual Funds | Plan type |
| DSP Top 100 | Growth |
| Axis ESG Equity Fund | Growth |
Nitesh Bharati: I am investing Rs 23,000 per month via SIP in the below funds.
I have invested in the liquid funds to meet some short term uncertain requirements. Could you please review if any changes are required?
| Mutual Funds | Amount |
| 1. MIRAE ASSET EMERGING BLUECHIP (LARGE AND MID) | Rs 5,000 |
| 2. MIRAE ASSET LARGE CAP (LARGE) | Rs 3,000 |
| 3.MIRAE TAX SAVER (ELSS) | Rs 3,000 |
| 4.PARAG PAREK FLEXI CAP FUND (FLEXI) | Rs 5,000 |
| 5. AXIS LONG TERM EQUITY (ELSS) | Rs 3,000 |
| 6.NIPPON INDIA SMALL CAP (SMALL) | Rs 3,000 |
| 7. NIPPON INDIA LIQUID FUND (LIQUID) | Rs 1,000 |
Omkeshwar Singh: Nice portfolio, please continue.
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