Multi cap funds are recommended for investments needed after seven years, with a mandatory 25% allocation to small caps, mid caps, and large caps each, and the remaining 25% decided by the fund manager.
"In that case I feel that a person may go ahead with a multi cap fund. Now what is a multi- cap fund? It is nothing but a mutual fund type where minimum 25% is invested in small caps. Minimum 25% in mid cap, minimum 25% in large cap and balance 25% fund manager decides where to park that money."