5 Ways to Invest during Uncertain Times

It is natural to be anxious about your investments as markets are getting unpredictable and have been experiencing wide market swings. Unfortunately, this can often lead many to making haphazard decisions, exposing their portfolio to downside risks.

However, as thoughtful investors, amidst all this uncertainty, you need not worry, but know the right steps to respond to market movements and try to lower the impact of underlying risks to your portfolio.

The risks currently impacting the market sentiment:

• Lofty valuations

• Higher global inflation

• Anticipation of liquidity normalization and rate hikes

• Emergence of Omicron as a new variant of Covid -19

• Resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the US and parts of Europe

How can you ride the market swings?

While it may seem that the Bears have taken over Dalal Street as benchmark indices have declined by over 9% to 56,747.14 as of Dec 06, 2021, from their record high levels of 62,245.43 in Oct 10, 2021, consider the following parameters to help you ride the market swings with ease.

5 ways to consider in response to the market swings:

There are three crucial building blocks within this strategy with underlying assets in Equity, Debt and Gold which helps to achieve your long-term goals and ride the market swings with peace of mind. When you combine the assets, you get the potential for risk-adjusted returns over the long term.

The Safety Block: Avoid redeeming from your mutual funds meant for long-term goals and set aside money to meet unforeseen expenses such as medical emergencies, unexpected travel, etc. As a general guideline, you should set aside around 12 months of your monthly expenses in savings bank account or liquid scheme such as the Quantum Liquid fund. This fund gives you an insta-redemption option of up to Rs.50,000 and the flexibility to redeem anytime. It is an open-ended liquid fund that follows the SLR (Safety, Liquidity, Returns) principle and prioritizes safety and liquidity over returns by investing in G-secs and AAA-rated PSU debt securities.

The Gold Block: As an asset class, Gold generally has a negative correlation to equity and generally tends to perform better during periods of volatility. With high inflation rates, gold is likely to benefit and will continue to play a risk-reducing, portfolio diversifying role in the long run. You can consider investing up to 20% of your portfolio to price-efficient and liquid options such as the Quantum Gold Fund ETF and Quantum Gold Savings Fund.

The Equity block: Diversify across market caps and styles by investing 70% in Quantum Equity Fund of Funds which invests in well-researched equity mutual funds with a proven track record. By investing in this one fund, you get exposure to a truly diversified fund and avoid the hassle of tracking multiple funds in the market.

Resort to a sensibly valued fund by allocating 15% to the Quantum Long Term Equity Value Fund. Though valuations look expensive, markets are generally heterogenous and our fund managers look for pockets of value in the large, listed space. This fund incorporates margin of safety approach to their portfolio building and have potential to limit the risk of downside during market swings.

Look beyond PE levels by allocating 15% to the Quantum India ESG Equity Fund. This fund goes beyond traditional valuation metrics and looks to shortlist companies based on environmental, social and governance parameters. Though these are non-financial parameters, they can have a material impact on the firm’s earnings and valuation.

Your One Stop Solution to meet all your Asset Allocation Needs

With Quantum Mutual Fund, you have access to simple products that can be used as building blocks to create the perfect Asset Allocation Strategy that meets your needs. You can use 12-20-80 as a base and adjust this based on your individual needs.

If you do not have the time to track multiple funds in DIY asset allocation, we also have the Quantum Multi-Asset Fund of Funds. Here our fund manager does the work for you – by following a regular rebalancing approach within each asset class of equity, debt and gold.

The above graph is for illustrative purpose to explain the concept of Risk and Returns in Quantum Mutual Fund schemes. Please review the actual returns and risk-o-meter of the respective schemes independently to make informed investment decision.

Switch off from the market noise, ride the market cycles by diversifying your investments with the Quantum 12-20-80 Asset Allocation Strategy.

Name of the Scheme	This product is suitable for investors who are seeking*	Risk-o-meter of Scheme
Quantum Long Term Equity Value Fund An Open Ended Equity Scheme following a Value Investment Strategy	• Long term capital appreciation • Invests primarily in equity and equity related securities of companies in S&P BSE 200 index	Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
Quantum Tax Saving Fund An Open Ended Equity Linked Saving Scheme with a Statutory Lock in of 3 years and Tax Benefit	• Long term capital appreciation • Invests primarily in equity and equity related securities of companies in S&P BSE 200 index and to save tax u/s 80 C of the Income Tax Act. Investments in this product are subject to lock in period of 3 years.	Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
Quantum Equity Fund of Funds An Open Ended Fund of Funds scheme Investing in Open Ended Diversified Equity Schemes of Mutual Funds	• Long term capital appreciation • Investments in portfolio of open-ended diversified equity schemes of mutual funds registered with SEBI whose underlying investments are in equity and equity related securities of diversified companies	Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
Quantum India ESG Equity Fund An Open ended equity scheme investing in companies following Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) theme	• Long term capital appreciation • Invests in shares of companies that meet Quantum's Environment, Social, Governance (ESG) criteria.	Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
Quantum Nifty ETF An Open Ended Scheme Replicating / Tracking Nifty 50 Index	• Long term capital appreciation • Investments in equity and equity related securities of companies in Nifty 50 Index	Investors understand that their principal will be at Very High Risk
Quantum Liquid Fund An Open-ended Liquid Scheme. A relatively low interest rate risk and relatively low credit risk.	• Income over the short term • Investments in debt / money market instruments.	Investors understand that their principal will be at Low Risk
Quantum Dynamic Bond Fund An Open-ended Dynamic Debt Scheme Investing Across Duration. A relatively high interest rate risk and relatively low credit risk.	• Regular income over short to medium term and capital appreciation • Investment in Debt / Money Market Instruments / Government Securities	Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderate Risk
Quantum Gold Savings Fund An Open Ended Fund of Fund Scheme Investing in Quantum Gold Fund	• Long term returns • Investments in units of Quantum Gold Fund – Exchange Traded Fund whose underlying investments are in physical gold	Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderately High Risk
Quantum Gold Fund An Open Ended Scheme Replicating / Tracking Gold	• Long term returns • Investments in physical gold	Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderately High Risk
Quantum Multi Asset Fund of Funds An Open Ended Fund of Funds Scheme Investing in schemes of Quantum Mutual Fund	• Long term capital appreciation and current income • Investments in portfolio of schemes of Quantum Mutual Fund whose underlying investments are in equity , debt / money market instruments and gold	Investors understand that their principal will be at Moderately High Risk

*Investors should consult their financial advisers if in doubt about whether the product is suitable for them.
The Risk Level of the Scheme in the Risk O Meter is based on the portfolio of the scheme as on November 30, 2021.

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