Clients went overboard on equities in last two years, says Ashish Shanker

Don't get carried away by near-term point-to-point returns as it will often lead to losses, says the Motilal Oswal Private Wealth MD & CEO

Debt has become an attractive asset class as the yields on even good quality papers have risen to around 8 per cent, says Ashish Shanker, MD & CEO, Motilal Oswal Private Wealth. Shanker advises investors not to fall prey to near-term returns when investing in mutual funds.

Here are the edited excerpts from an interview with Abhishek Kumar.

What asset allocation formula do you use for your clients?

Firstly, we prepare a blueprint called investor charter on the basis of a client's return expectations, risk appetite and liquidity requirements. For example, we would advise 70-75 per cent