MAJOR PROJECT
TABLE OF CONTENTS PARTICULARS Page No. Acknowledgement
Chapter-1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION 2-3 NEED OF THE STUDY
OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 4 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 5 LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 6 Chapter-2 LITERATURE REVIEW NATIONAL 8-10 INTERNATIONAL 11-13 Chapter-3 ALL ABOUT MUTUAL FUNDS MEANING OF MUTUAL FUND 15 WORKING OF MUTUAL FUND 16 ORGANISATION OF MUTUAL FUND 17-18 HISTORY OF MUTUAL FUND IN INDIA 19-22 HOW MUTUAL FUNDS EARN MONEY FOR INVESTOR 23 ADVANTAGES OF INVESTING IN MUTUAL FUNDS 24-27 DISADVANTAGES OF INVESTING IN MUTUAL FUNDS 28 TYPES OF MUTUAL FUNDS 29-37 RISK HIERARCHY OF DIFFERENT MUTUAL FUNDS 38 MUTUAL FUNDS VS OTHER INVESTMENTS 39 BUYING MUTUAL FUNDS 40-41 TRACKING AND SELLING MUTUAL FUNDS 42-44 Chapter-4 COMPANY PROFILE HDFC ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY 46-49 STATE BANK OF INDIA MUTUAL FUND 50-52 Chapter-5 DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ANALYSIS OF QUESSIONAIRE 54-60 ANALYSIS FOR COMPARISION OF PERFORMANCE OF MUTUAL FUNDS 61-70 Chapter-6 FINDINGS AND SUGGESTIONS FINDINGS 72 SUGGESTIONS 73 CONCLUSION 74 Chapter-7 ANNEXURE SAMPLE QUESSIONAIRE 76-78 REFERENCES 79-81
CHAPTER - 1
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION
Investing in mutual funds provides a total solution for the investing needs. With a well-designed portfolio of mutual funds, the investor can have his own pool of professionally managed investments, even with a small initial investment. Mutual fund is a kind of trust that manages the pool of money collected from various investors and it is managed by a team of professional fund managers (usually called an Asset Management Company) for a small fee. An investment vehicle that is made up of a
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