New Delhi, June 29 -- Investor and founder of the Vanguard Group John Bogle once said, "Don't look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack." While this may certainly be tongue in cheek, this is certainly applicable to the debt segment of the Indian MF industry.

While debt mutual funds (MFs) may have had a rough May, experts feel that the asset class is stable and that investors may continue to be invested in this asset class.

"Debt Funds let investors invest regardless of market fluctuations provided the underlying portfolios are geared towards safe credits," says Umesh Sharma, CIO-Debt, The Wealth Company Mutual Fund. Debt is inherently less volatile than asset classes such as equity, commodities or real estate and so pro...