One of country’s leading financial services company, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, today organised an event to explain how equity investment is better asset class.
Head-Advisory-Business Associates, Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, Sandeep Gupta, explained how financial security can be achieved through Equity investments. Financial security is critical for everyone. Various factors like inflation, longer life expectancy, maintaining lifestyle may affect our savings. Investing wisely in equity with the help of experts is the best way to achieve all financial goals. Fixed deposits, gold or real estate investments will give you 5 to 10% returns which is almost nil if inflation is considered. Whereas good equity investment over longer periods will give you more than 15 per cent returns.
Gupta also explained how to start equity investments. “It can be through direct investment into stocks or through the mutual funds. With any of these two options, wealth can be created as equity markets will give good returns over longer terms. Business in India are growing with fast pace. Sectors like banking and finance, auto, engineering, IT look promising for equity investments,” said Mr Gupta
Equity is the most powerful medium for Wealth Creation and financial security.
One should not time the market; invest wisely with the help of good advisors who has strong research background. India will have several prosperous businesses and dynamic entrepreneurs to ensure that equity does well for a very long time.
Equity penetration in India is increasing slowly. Markets are seeing huge inflows from the domestic investors. Mutual Fund industry in India is seeing exponential growth with domestic investments. Jharkhand & Bihar has lesser penetration in equity as compared to west India and some other parts of our country. The equity penetration in Jharkhand and Bihar is minuscule at 0.25 per cent.
Successful equity investing requires a set of specialized skills. Hence, choosing the right advisor is critical.