{"id":3934,"date":"2021-08-16T16:09:28","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T10:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/?p=3934"},"modified":"2022-05-24T15:24:57","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T09:54:57","slug":"index-funds-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tickertape.in\/blog\/index-funds-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide on Index Fund 2021 \u2013 Meaning, Risks, Returns, Why and How To Invest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the long term, the journey of the market indices is upward. While the kind of growth they have exhibited over the years are attractive to investors, one cannot directly buy an index<\/a> because they are only mathematical constructs. Index funds<\/a> give investors the opportunity to invest<\/a> in the index. They are a type of mutual funds <\/a>that invest in stocks<\/a> of companies that form part of a benchmark index. They are essentially equity-oriented in nature and mirror the benchmark index they track. In this article, we deep dive into what is index fund<\/a>, how it works and how to invest in index funds<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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