There are so many intricacies when it comes to investments and it can totally throw a novice investor off. The trick is to do your research on the kinds of investment instruments out there, and figure out your needs. One of the safer instruments is mutual funds. However within the variety of mutual funds on offer, there are equity mutual funds. These are mutual funds where the fund house invests your money into stocks specifically. Within this range there are small cap, mid cap and large cap funds. Out of all, mid cap funds are especially noteworthy for their ability to offer high gains at relatively medium risk.
