Indian investors are wondering, why investing in global markets, especially in US markets is becoming popularized. The reason is simple to get global exposure because the contribution of India to the global economy is around 3.3% only, while the top two countries including China & USA are contributing around 15.5% & 23.6% respectively. The elementary factor that is differentiating the US markets from India is investors get exposure of the largest global companies. Why Invest in US Equity Investing is more about risk management and less about trading securities. Moreover, the Indian market looks overvalued on a relative basis compared to other global markets. Therefore, there are various benefits for Indian Investors to start investing in US Equities: The Primary Benefits Diversification International diversification of portfolio (with US equities) is the best method to manage or mitigate risk Global Exposure Get global exposure with the US equity market because many US companie...

As per Business Standard, by the end of 2022, the total count of individual mutual fund distributors in India is approx 116,000, which was 109,000 at the end of 2022. As per an IDFC Mutual Fund report titled ‘Mutual Fund Trend’ published in 2021, only 35% of total individual Mutual fund Distributors have an AUM size larger than Rs.1 crore. That means a large proportion of individual MFDs have a lower size of assets under management. It is a clear indication that a large number of Mutual Fund Distributors in India are lacking behind. They actually lack competent  mutual fund software .  Therefore, they are not able to grow their AUM size exponentially, not able to acquire clients beyond their locality, their clients redeem investments frequently, they do not have any method to effectively retain their clients, and they remain busy in firefighting on a daily basis.  MFDs need to transform by adopting technology and implementing automation in their business or they will even...