Stay The Course

Looking at what is happening in the world around us, it is but natural for an investor to panic. It does not appear that all will be well soon. I have invested in the equity market via equity mutual funds and am very worried. Will I end up losing my money? Will funds be able to pay dividends? If it's going to be downhill from here, then maybe I should just pull my money out from equity and get into debt - at least the interest rates are high right now and it seems more safer? -- Avideep G We have been getting a lot of mails such as yours and I can well understand what you are saying. In fact, our cover story this time tackles this very issue. Do take the time to read it. s normal Those who wrote in seem extremely surprised and shocked at the market turmoil. While the world is a riskier place post 2008, such turbulence in the stock market

This article was originally published on September 07, 2011.