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You can ignore most mutual fund NFOs, only some are worth investing in

You can ignore most mutual fund NFOs, only some are worth investing in
You can ignore most mutual fund NFOs, only some are worth investing in
A large number of NFOs hitting the market doesn’t mean that you should invest in all of them.

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Most investors chase historical returns and enter the market close to the peak. Fund houses also try to benefit from this behaviour by launching NFOs when the market is at an all-time high to increase their AUM. Investors can avoid this sudden, seasonal NFO rush.

Stock market peaks are usually accompanied by a flood of new fund offers (NFOs) from asset management companies. This year was no different. The number of open-ended equity NFOs being launched zoomed in the October-December quarter.While mutual funds ask investors to avoid the herd mentality, they practice the opposite by all coming out with NFOs at the same time. A look at the recent NFOs will reveal that many of them were dedicated to the
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