of Indian Investor towards investment in mutual funds with special reference to MIP Funds Prof Gauri Prabhu Associate Professor AISSMS Institute of Management‚ Pune 09823230898 gauri6474@gmail.com Dr N.M. Vechalekar Associate Dean‚ IndSearch‚ Pune Abstract: Mutual Funds provide a platform for a common investor to participate in the Indian capital market with professional fund management irrespective of the amount invested. The Indian mutual fund industry is growing rapidly and this is
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Introduction Mutual funds are a topic‚ which is of interest to both investors and academicians all over the world. Mutual Funds as a medium-to-long term investment option are preferred as a suitable investment option by investors. However‚ with so many market entrants and a plethora of schemes available to the investors‚ the question is the choice of mutual fund. The study focuses on this problem of mutual fund selection by investors. It involves performance evaluation of ten mutual funds based on the
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A PROJECT REPORT ON DISTRIBUTOR EMPANELMENT AND BANK ACTIVATION Himanshu Saha BIRLA SUN LIFE MUTUAL FUND A REPORT ON DISTRIBUTOR EMPANELMENT AND BANK ACTIVATION By Himanshu Saha (ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL – KOLKATA) Faculty Guide: - Dr. Kavita Shastri Company Guide: - Himanshu Redhu ACKNOWLEDGEMENT It is indeed a great moment of pleasure
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Liberty Mutual Group which is a Fortune 100 company that provides insurance and insurance services for individuals and companies alike. In the personal market‚ Liberty Mutual provides auto‚ home‚ and life insurance and they provide a 24/7 claims call center for customer service. In the commercial market‚ Liberty Mutual provides products like commercial auto‚ worker’s compensation‚ liability‚ and property insurance to large and small companies all over the world. Mission Statement: With
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES UNDERSTANDING MUTUAL FUND AND HEDGE FUND STYLES USING RETURN BASED STYLE ANALYSIS Arik Ben Dor Ravi Jagannathan Working Paper 9111 http://www.nber.org/papers/w9111 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 August 2002 We would like to thank David A. Hsieh for providing us with the hedge funds returns data and Narayan Naik for the options strategy return data. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and not
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Chapter 17 1. Why are mutual funds popular with individual investors? Able to enjoy economies of scale by incurring lower transaction costs and commissions. Provide opportunities for small investors to invest in a liquid and diversified portfolio of financial securities. 2. What is the purpose of index funds? How does this differ from other equity mutual funds? Why are index funds growing in popularity? Index funds are funds in which managers buy securities in proportions similar to those
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(ICB) became the pioneer in launching mutual funds in the capital market in the country. It was a milestone step for investors in our capital market. The then first private organisation‚ AIMS‚ evolved its professional mechanism in 1999 for organising mutual funds in Bangladesh. Mutual funds grew slowly over the period of time and had only been close-ended since beginning of its operation in the capital market. In 2010‚ also the first-ever open-end mutual fund was floated in the capital market by the
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financial instruments‚ because of which‚ mutual funds have emerged as a popular choice for an average investor. To the time-constrained investor‚ mutual funds provide a professionally managed collective investment vehicle that pools money from many such investors together to achieve a targeted objective through investments into asset classes like equity‚ debt and gold. However‚ while still being one of the simplest forms of investment‚ in recent times mutual funds have become a bit more complicated. With
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Essay on The Concept of Mutual Fund The Mutual Fund concept is based upon the "rationalistic " choice of investment portfolio. Minimization of risks‚ maximization of yield and liquidity are the objectives of investment. Individual investors have to make strenuous efforts to achieve a rational choice of securities for minimizing risks and maximizing yield. The task becomes difficult for the individual investors who are not so well informed‚ whereas a Mutual Fund possesses the resources and expertise
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CHAPTER -1 INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION: Mutual fund is the pool up savings of small investors to raise funds called mutual funds. Mutual funds are invested in diversified portfolio to spread risk. While it opens an investment channel to small investors‚ it reduces risks‚ improves liquidity and results in stable returns and better capital appreciation in the long run. CONCEPT A Mutual Fund is a trust that pools the savings of a number of investors who share a common financial goal. The
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