New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- If you started your equity investment journey in the past year, chances are you have felt the jitters of a volatile market. As an investor, looking at an unsteady portfolio may raise doubts about your investment decision, but if history is anything to go by, such swings are part and parcel of a market cycle, and shouldn't impact a long-term investor. In fact, such setbacks often present more opportunities than failures.

In a fireside chat with Kailash Kulkarni, chief executive officer (CEO) of HSBC Mutual Fund, spoke to investors at the Mint Money Festival on how to rebalance risk and reward. The underlying theme of the conversation was that a patient, long-term investor with discipline and a staggered approach can...