Do 'direct' mutual funds build more wealth than 'regular' ones?

I am aware that 'direct' plans charge a lower 'expense' than 'regular' plans and hence are likely to give more returns. But how much difference will it make in your wealth? - Amit Since 'direct' mutual funds allow investors to put their money directly into mutual funds and eliminate the need for middlepersons (brokers, agents and advisors), they charge lower expense fees than 'regular' mutual funds. (For the uninitiated, every mutual fund has a 'regular' and a 'direct' variant.) As of January 2024, the median (read average) difference between the expense ratio of a 'regular' and a 'direct' plan of a flexi-cap fund

This article was originally published on March 06, 2024.