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The story of sheep rearing of a youth from Chennai has become a topic of discussion on social media. He claimed that by investing in sheep he got 10 times return in three years, whereas mutual funds could not give that much profit. This comparison has given a new direction to the debate of investment versus business.
New Delhi. These days, an interesting story is viral on social media – where a young man invested equal amount of money in mutual funds and sheep farming. But he earned so much from sheep farming that people were surprised. The young man claimed that he had invested the same amount in sheep farming as he had invested in mutual funds. After three years, he got 10 times the return from sheep farming, while the mutual fund investment did not even double his original amount. He wrote on X (earlier Twitter) that ‘The truth which mutual fund people and finance influencers hide from you.’
Chaos on social media, funny reactions from users
As soon as this post was seen, there was a stir on social media. Some users wrote in a humorous tone that ‘I am selling all my mutual funds, now I will rear sheep.’ At the same time, some people made it a debate of ‘Business vs Investment’. One user wrote that ‘Sheep rearing is a business, not an investment. One can get 10x returns in business, but increasing the scale is difficult. On the other hand, a poultry business owner while making the comparison said that ‘Comparison of mutual funds and sheep farming is not right. There are risks in both, but the expenses and hard work in business are much more.
Man invested same amount in both Mutual fund and sheep farming
After 3yrs, returns on Sheep is 10 times while Mutual Fund isn’t even doubled
