Mutual Funds Meredith Markham Managerial Finance Marc Lafond‚ MBA May 5‚ 2013 Mutual Funds There are many different people that can be considered investors. With so many different types of investors‚ it is only natural that there be a variety of types of mutual funds to invest in. “At last count there were more than 10‚000 mutual funds in North America” meaning there “are more mutual funds than stocks” (“Mutual Funds‚” n.d.). For this paper‚ we will focus on five types of mutual funds:
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mutual fund and its functioning. This helps to know in details about mutual fund industry right from its inception stage‚ growth and future prospects. It also helps in understanding different schemes of mutual funds. Because my study depends upon prominent funds in India and their schemes like equity‚ income‚ balance as well as the returns associated with those schemes. The project study was done to ascertain the asset allocation‚ entry load‚ exit load‚ associated with the mutual funds. Ultimately
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1. Choose 1 fund from the Globe and Mail 15-Year Mutual fund Review issue [on internet] as follows: 1. fund names start with the same letter as your surname [or as close as possible] 2. 1 Canadian fund (equity or balanced) 3. fund should have 15 years of data. 1. Prepare a 5-6 page typewritten report on the fund you have chosen - Title Page: Your name‚ Student ID Number‚ etc. Names of the Fund
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PROJECT REPORT ON MUTUAL FUND PRESENTED TO: Arpita Ma’am PRESENTED BY: Khushboo Sharma Tanuja Joshi Shaluni Khetwani Nidhi Gandhi
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unknown retailer that targets people seeking a rural lifestyle that operate farms or ranches as hobby. Discussion Questions 1. What is Tractor Supply Company’s growth strategy? What retail mix does TSC provide? TSC targets the hobby farmer/rancher‚ who are fully employed in jobs but want to enjoy a rural lifestyle and operate a farm or ranch in exurbs of a city. The retail mix of TSC is: • Location – stores are in stand-alone location in commercial corridors in the exurbs • Merchandise assortment
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE NUS BUSINESS SCHOOL FIN 3102 – Investments and Portfolio Management Luis Goncalves-Pinto – Sem 1‚ AY 14/15 Guidelines for: “Dimensional Fund Advisors” (Case Study HBS 9-203-026) This case uses DFA as a setting to introduce you to the latest research in academic finance‚ as well as to show you how you can turn new findings into productive investment strategies. This case pays particular attention to the cornerstones of the DFA approach: the “size effect”
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A. How can growth companies afford hybrid debt facilities‚ which are riskier and more expensive than senior loans obtained by mature value companies? The Paradox: “Growth companies” notoriously generate lower Cash Flows than “Mature companies”‚ but at the same time Growth companies have to finance their business through more expensive instruments (mezzanine finance) as the information available to the public‚ i.e. the investors‚ are much less than those released by big and mature companies. Therefore
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A pension fund shall be a pool of assets‚ established under a contract and not having legal personality‚ owned jointly by several persons in a partial ownership and the ownership shares represented by units in the pension fund. Each unit shall represent the ownership of a proportional part of the assets held in the pension fund structure. The pension fund shall be managed by a management company according to a pension fund contract with the unit-holders‚ with the objective to increase the
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Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies Multiple Choice Questions 1. Which one of the following invests in a portfolio that is fixed for the life of the fund? A. Mutual fund B. Money market fund C. Managed investment company D. Unit investment trust 2. ______ are partnerships of investors with portfolios that are larger than most individual investors but are still too small to warrant managing on a separate basis. A. Commingled funds B. Closed-end funds C. REITs D. Mutual funds 3. A
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Hedge Fund A Hedge Fund is a portfolio of investments hoping to reduce the risk of investment and expanding the maximum return an investment could bring. A firm instead of individuals usually manages it. Usually‚ hedge funds are only offered to a number of investors and requires a large amount of initial minimum investment‚ it’s usually 1 million dollars in the USA. Adding on‚ investors are usually required to keep their initial investment in the fund for at least a year. Hedging is usually
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