Investing in Indian Mutual Funds is not easy - presently there are more than
40 AMCs (Asset Management Companies) offering more than
11,800 schemes to investors. These are grouped into more than
25 different categories
ranging from Debt to Equity and everything in between. Each scheme has
two plans (Regular and Direct) and anywhere from
four to ten different dividend payment options.
Navigating this maze of Mutual Funds in order to identify the funds that are best relevant to the situation at hand, requires deep study and expertise that we have developed over time. Our
Fee-only Mutual Fund Advisory service offering is designed to rectify and simplify this situation.
We are a
SEBI Registered Investment Adviser (RIA) and
operate in fee-only mode as required by SEBI regulations. This means that we charge investors directly for services rendered
and are not compensated by any third party in any manner whatsover for our services.
Consequently we always have the best interests of the client in our mind.
It is only in the last few years that the fee-only advisory model is becoming popular in India as investors are becoming more aware and beginning to realize the many advantages of paying directly for investment advice.
Advisory Fee structure
Package | Minimum Corpus | Fee Percentage | Validity |
MFEQ-STARTER |
Rs. 25 Lacs
| 0.5% of corpus |
12 months
|
MFEQ-REGULAR |
Rs. 50 Lacs
| 0.45% of corpus |
12 months
|
MFEQ-PREMIUM |
Rs. 150 Lacs
| 0.4% of corpus |
12 months
|
MFEQ-HNI |
Rs. 500 Lacs
| 0.35% of corpus |
12 months
|
MFEQ-SUPERHNI |
Rs. 2,000 Lacs
| 0.3% of corpus |
12 months
|
MFDT-STARTER |
Rs. 25 Lacs
| 0.25% of corpus |
12 months
|
MFDT-REGULAR |
Rs. 50 Lacs
| 0.225% of corpus |
12 months
|
MFDT-PREMIUM |
Rs. 150 Lacs
| 0.2% of corpus |
12 months
|
MFDT-HNI |
Rs. 500 Lacs
| 0.175% of corpus |
12 months
|
MFDT-SUPERHNI |
Rs. 2,000 Lacs
| 0.15% of corpus |
12 months
|
GST @18% will be additional. Packages struck out above are not available anymore.
Are we justified in charging a percentage of Corpus as Advisory Fee?
Consider the following table. It gives a comparison of the average expense ratio of direct and regular plans of mutual funds
across different fund categories and AMCs.
Fund Category | Regular Plan average expense | Direct Plan average expense | Savings in Direct plan |
EQUITY | 2.02% | 1.22% | 0.8% |
HYBRID | 1.96% | 0.98% | 0.98% |
DEBT | 0.9% | 0.42% | 0.48% |
Average Savings in Direct Plans | 0.75% |
Source: Value Research Online |
What this table is telling you is that when you buy Regular Plans, you end up paying higher expense ratios to the tune of 0.75% of corpus
on average. On the other hand, we recommend only Direct plans to you and charge you a fraction of the savings as a one-time fee to compensate us fairly for our efforts.
Our fee structure is published above and hence it is transparent. The result is a win-win sitaution - you get unbiased advice tailored to your risk profile and financial goals and we get paid by you directly for our
services. Moreover we remain accountable to you during the entire service period.