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Mutual Fund Expert - Answered on Jul 19, 2023

With over 16 years of experience in the mutual fund industry, Ulhas Joshi has helped numerous clients choose the right funds and create wealth.
Prior to joining RankMF as CEO, he was vice president (sales) at IDBI Asset Management Ltd.
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sedrick Question by sedrick on Jul 18, 2023Hindi
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Dear Ulhas Joshiji, I have 200 NIPPON INDIA ETF NIFTY NEXT 50JUNIOR BEE and have appetite for high risk and my goal is wealth creation. Can you please recommend another scheme instead?

Ans: Hello Sedrick and thanks for writing to me with your risk appetite and goal.

Apart from Nippon India NIFTY Next 50 Junior Bees, you can also consider investing in or beginning SIP's in active small and midcap funds over the long term to for wealth creation. India is a developing economy and active funds in the small and midcap space can and do outperform index funds in the same category.

Periodic rebalancing of your portfolio is essential to create long term wealth. Stepping up your SIP's every year will also help you create a larger corpus.
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