Which would you choose as a long term investment option for wealth creation? 80%
Equity Mutual Funds
Fixed Income Products
Between 1yr and 3yrs
20%
Others
9%
ULIPs
5%
69%
More than 5yrs
20%
Between 3yrs and <5yrs
36%
Invest in stocks directly
How long do you plan to stay invested in mutual funds?
Less than 1 year
10% 1%
How much returns would mutual funds deliver over the next 10 years? If you invest in MFs, what kind of schemes do you choose â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 76%
Equity diversified Balanced funds
37%
ELSS
36%
Gold ETFs
22%
Liquid funds
20%
Fixed maturity plans
14%
Bond funds
11%
Index funds
11%
Hybrid funds All of the above
Mutual funds are too risky
5%
From where do you take your advice on mutual funds? 63%
Own research Advice from financial planners/financial advisor
35%
Media reports
10% 7%
40%
Invested and lost money
Lack of knowledge
32%
Above 15% Under 8%
What has been the reason for not investing in mutual funds?
Find fixed income better
63%
8% to 15%
24% 21% 15%
23%
Advice from bank relationship/wealth manager
7%
Advice from friends & family
7%
Advertisements
5%