Who cares about disclaimers?

"Mutual fund investments are subject to market risks. Please read all scheme-related documents carefully before investing." You probably read this disclaimer the same way you listen to it on radio or TV ads - without giving it a second thought. Right? Who cares about disclaimers, anyway? They're merely a collection of obscure words that pass through our senses without garnering any kind of effect on us. We read or hear them, and we forget about them even before we have finished hearing or listening to them. Such is the life of disclaimers! Nobody takes these poor souls seriously enough. Certainly not mutua

This article was originally published on June 27, 2015.