If you are a high-net-worth investor sitting on surplus capital beyond ₹50 lakhs, chances are you have already outgrown conventional mutual funds. The next frontier — Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) and Portfolio Management Services (PMS) — offers meaningfully better return potential, but choosing between the two requires clarity on your goals, liquidity needs, and risk appetite.
PMS is ideal for investors who want direct stock ownership and flexibility. Your portfolio sits in your own demat account, managed by a SEBI-registered manager who crafts a personalised equity strategy around your risk profile. There is no lock-in, and you can see every stock you own at any point. The regulatory minimum is ₹50 lakhs.
AIFs, on the other hand, open doors to truly differentiated asset classes — private credit, early-stage venture capital, structured debt, and long-short hedge strategies. These are pooled vehicles with a higher entry threshold of ₹1 crore and typically carry lock-in periods of three to five years. In exchange, they offer access to institutional deal flow unavailable in public markets.
The right answer depends on one key question: do you need liquidity, or are you comfortable locking capital for compounding returns? At EZY Invest, we help you navigate this decision with unbiased, data-driven guidance — not distributor incentives.
Speak with our advisors today to find the right fit for your portfolio.
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