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MF managers: Stick to large-cap, balanced funds

Equity fund managers say large-caps offer higher relative safety, especially in such times

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Chandan Kishore Kant Mumbai
Equity fund managers are advising investors to stick to large-cap funds and limit or avoid exposure to mid-cap and small-cap stocks in 2017, as the year is expected to be volatile.

They say large-caps offer higher relative safety, especially in such times — they restrict investments to blue-chip companies. Investors with low risk appetite could look at balanced funds with dynamic asset allocation. The average one-year return for large-cap equity schemes has been around 20 per cent. The recent rally in stock prices has improved the performance. The Nifty 50 index has rallied around 10 per cent from its