Fixed investment funds earned a lot before, but failed to make profits in time. As a result, it has fallen a lot recently. Should we continue to vote? Bian Xiao sorted out the basic concept of fixed investment of the fund here for your reference. I hope everyone will gain something in the reading process!
Basic concept of fund fixed investment
Automated investment plan (AIP) is called lazy financial management, and its value stems from a saying circulating on Wall Street: "It is more difficult to step into the market accurately than to catch a flying knife in the air." If you adopt the method of buying in batches, you will overcome the defects of buying and selling at one time, balance the cost and make yourself invincible in investment, that is, the fixed investment method.
Generally speaking, there are two ways of fund investment, single investment and regular quota. Because of the low starting point and simple method, the fund is also called "small investment plan" or "lazy financial management"
"Compared with fixed investment, the one-time investment income may be high, but the risk is also great. Because it avoids the influence of investors' subjective judgment on the timing of entry, the risk of fixed investment is significantly lower than that of stock investment or single fund investment.
The fixed investment of the fund is similar to long-term savings, which can spread the investment cost evenly and reduce the overall risk. It has the function of automatically increasing the price and reducing the price on dips. No matter how the market price changes, it can always get a relatively low average cost. Therefore, regular fixed investment can smooth the peaks and valleys of the fund's net value and eliminate market fluctuations. As long as the selected funds grow as a whole, investors will get relatively average returns without worrying about the timing of entering the market.
Investment risk of fixed investment of fund
Fixed investment of funds is a simple and easy way to guide investors to make long-term investments and average investment costs. However, the fixed investment of the fund can not avoid the inherent risks of fund investment, can not guarantee investors to obtain income, and is not an equivalent financial management method to replace savings. Because the fixed investment of the fund itself is a fund investment method, it is impossible to avoid various risks that may be faced in the process of investment operation.
First of all, the fund's fixed investment must also face market risks. The risk of fixed investment of stock funds mainly comes from the ups and downs of the stock market, and the risk of fixed investment of bond funds mainly comes from the fluctuation of the bond market. If there is a sharp decline in the stock market as in 2008, even if the fund decides to invest, it is inevitable that the market value of the account will drop sharply temporarily. For example, from June 5438+ 10, 2008, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Index was invested by fixed fund investment, during which the maximum loss of the account was -42.82%, and it was not until May 2009 that the account basically recovered its funds.
Secondly, the liquidity risk of investors. Historical data at home and abroad show that the longer the investment cycle, the less likely the loss is. If the fixed investment exceeds 10 years, the probability of loss is close to zero.
However, if investors lack financial planning for the future, especially underestimate the future cash demand, once the cash flow is tight during the stock market downturn, they may be forced to interrupt the investment of the fund and suffer losses.
Once again, it is the risk of investors' operational mistakes. The fixed investment of the fund is aimed at a long-term financial planning, which is a disciplinary investment, not a tool for short-term profit.
In practice, many investors who decide to invest in funds do not invest in accordance with the set discipline, but also chase up and down when they decide to invest in funds, especially when the stock market falls, they stop deducting investment, which violates the basic principle of fixed investment of funds and leads to the failure to play the role of fixed investment of funds. For example, in 2008, due to the large losses in the stock market, many fund investors suspended the deduction of fixed investment, which led to the loss of the opportunity to overweight at a low level, and the effect of fixed investment naturally could not be revealed.
The fourth is to equate the fixed investment of the fund with the risk of bank savings. Fixed investment is different from fixed deposit and fixed withdrawal, which can not avoid the inherent risks of fund investment and ensure the absolute safety of investors' principal and income, and is not an equivalent financial management method to replace savings. If the investor's financial management goal is short-term, it is not appropriate to choose the fixed investment of the fund, but to choose a safer principal method such as bank savings.
To sum up, compared with one-time investment, the fund does not need to choose the buying opportunity, which reduces the investment difficulty of the fund and is beneficial to ordinary small and medium investors. However, in the specific fund investment operation process, investors need to fully understand and grasp the risks of fixed investment, so as to avoid the risks in fund investment and avoid unnecessary losses.
Selection criteria for fixed investment of funds
1. Funds established for more than 3 years.
2. The same type of fund has the highest return in three years.
3. If the fund manager has not been changed, three conditions shall be met at the same time. In addition, it is best to sell directly through fund companies. If it is sold through a bank, the cost is too high.
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