Investing through Mutual Funds

Mutual Funds offer the easiest and best way to plan your finances. Whether you are investing for just a month or for a decade. Most people associate MFs with just equity funds which are meant for the long term, but there is more to MFs then just equities. The common types of funds are.

1. Debt
2.Liquid
3. Equity
4. Balanced ( Has both equity and debt components, usually 50;50)
5. Hybrids (though similiar to the above has equity component ranging from 10% to 80% with the rest being debt)
6. Commodity (Invests in commodities, at present there are Gold Funds)
7. Real Estate Funds (likely to be launched in future)
8. Global Funds ( they invest in stocks and bonds in foreign markets)