{"id":1163,"date":"2013-01-15T09:53:56","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T04:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.fundsindia.com\/blog\/?page_id=1163"},"modified":"2017-06-15T15:49:59","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T10:19:59","slug":"fundsindia-vs-direct-investing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/blog\/fundsindia-vs-direct-investing","title":{"rendered":"FundsIndia vs. Direct Investing"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Why FundsIndia continues to be the smartest way to invest in Mutual funds<\/h2>\n<p>Recent SEBI regulations have made it cheaper for the investor to invest directly with the Mutual Funds Companies (AMCs) compared to investing using an investment service such as FundsIndia. The cheaper cost comes in the form of a lower expense ratio (about half a percentage lower for equity schemes and lesser for debt\/liquid schemes) for the schemes available directly from the AMCs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-highlight\" style=\"clear: both; background: #3ba010; border: none; width: 60%; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/content\/jsp\/registration\/login.jsp?ref=blog-button\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"color: #fff; font-weight: bold;\">Open<\/span> <span style=\"color: #fff; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"> a FREE Account Now! <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Does this cheaper alternative mean that investors are better off investing directly with the AMCs? The answer is a definite NO. Why? Because investing through FundsIndia offers many advantages \u2013 both quantitative and qualitative \u2013 over direct investing that more than compensate for the difference in expense ratio. Some of these advantages are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Aggregation across AMCs and single point of service \u2013 FundsIndia aggregates all your investments, online, in one place and provides a single point for all your transaction and servicing needs.<br \/>\n\u2022 Advisory services \u2013 FundsIndia advisors are always available to you, to choose the right scheme and portfolio for your investment goals\/needs. Going Direct means going alone without any advisory help.<br \/>\n\u2022 On-demand portfolio design and review \u2013 FundsIndia\u2019s automated portfolio design and review services, X-ray reports, fund analysis, and recommendations keep your portfolio in a state of constant good health.<br \/>\n\u2022 Value-added services \u2013 Flexible SIP options, value-averaging investments, ready-to-go portfolios, triggers, and many more value-adds in our platform makes a significant difference in your returns.<br \/>\n\u2022 Aggregation across products \u2013 Not just mutual funds, but all your investments \u2013 stocks, deposits, NPS \u2013 in one platform for effective monitoring of your entire financial health<br \/>\n\u2022 Aggregation of family accounts \u2013. All your family\u2019s investments can be maintained and tracked in one place, under one user id with FundsIndia<br \/>\n\u2022 Multi-platform access \u2013 Web, mobile, phone, SMS \u2013 your multi fund house portfolio is never too far away from you.<br \/>\n\u2022 All this provided FREE without any account or transaction charges along with great customer support and service.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/blog\/index.php\/fundsindia-vs-direct-investing\/attachment\/screen-shot-2013-01-15-at-9-32-27-am\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1164\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1164 aligncenter\" alt=\"FundsIndia Vs. Direct\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Screen-Shot-2013-01-15-at-9.32.27-AM.png\" width=\"865\" height=\"383\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-highlight\" style=\"clear: both; background: #f4f4f4; border: none; width: 60%; text-align: center; box-shadow: 0 5px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);\"><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fundsindia.com\/content\/jsp\/registration\/login.jsp?ref=blog-button\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"color: #000; font-weight: bold;\">Open<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\"> a FREE Account Now! <\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>In summary, one place for all your family\u2019s investments, supported by advisory services, great technology platform with advanced value-added features \u2013 that is FundsIndia. Considering all these, we have no hesitation in saying that FundsIndia continues to be the \u201csmartest way to invest in mutual funds and more!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why FundsIndia continues to be the smartest way to invest in Mutual funds Recent SEBI regulations have made it cheaper for the investor to invest directly with the Mutual Funds Companies (AMCs) compared to investing using an investment service such as FundsIndia. 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