Chances are that every day you open your equity portfolio, the negative returns might be worrying you. But before you let the current market volatility get the better of you, know that Indian equities have after all turned out to be a green flag, if historical records are to go by.
Despite undergoing their fair share of ups and downs, Indian Equities have delivered more than 10% returns over 7 years, 85% of the times, according to a recent report by FundsIndia. Strikingly, there is no instance of negative returns over 7 years, with the lowest return given by Indian equities being 5%.