Many young investors who are just starting their investment journey often feel confused about how and where to begin investing in mutual funds . As part of a 3-part blog series , I’ll simplify this journey step by step: Part 1:  Various types of Mutual Funds Part 2:  Scheme variants within Mutual Funds (Dividend/Growth, Regular/Direct) Part 3:  Where and how to invest in Mutual Funds   Part 1: Various Types of Equity Mutual Funds 1. Large-Cap Mutual Funds Large-cap funds inve

Hybrid aggressive funds invest 65-80% of their assets in equities and the remaining 20-35% in debt and money market instruments. Due to the addition of debt component, they are less volatile than pure equity funds, have lower drawdowns which also means their returns would be less than pure equity funds. Due to the higher equity allocation, gains from the fund also get taxed as equity funds. Here we review one fund within the category i.e. ICICI Equity and Debt fund that has p