...ReseaRch PaPeR Commerce Volume : 3 | Issue : 1 | January 2013 | ISSN - 2249-555X A Study About Awareness of Mutual Funds Among the Investors of Navsari District Keywords Mutual Funds, Investment alternatives, Investors’ perception. Dr. M. P. Desai Head, Department of Accountancy,Udhna Citizen Commerce College, Surat. Residence: 50,Niral Nivas, Ashapuri society,Vijalpore road, Navsari,396445, Gujarat. Mr. Mayur K Joshi Asst. Prof., Department of Accountancy,Udhna Citizen Commerce College, Surat. Residence: Vinay readymade, 7, shopping center,Dudhiya talav, Navsari,396445, Gujarat. ABSTRACT The financial securities include ownership securities (like shares, mutual fund units) and creditorship securities (like debentures, bonds). Ownership securities are more risky than creditorship securities. Investment decisions relating to ownership securities involve planning of investment strategies according to the extent of diversification desired by individuals. Investors can reduce risk and maximize returns by way of mutual fund investments, enjoying the expertise of professional fund management. In India, Mutual fund industry is an organised financial system, accessible to individual investors having varied needs and options. In order to identify awareness of mutual funds among the investors of Navsari District, a careful collection of primary data through questionnaire was made. Introduction Financial system comprises financial institutions, services, market and...
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...Mutual funds: The first mutual funds were established in Europe. One researcher credits a Dutch merchant with creating the first mutual fund in 1774.[5] The first mutual fund outside the Netherlands was the Foreign & Colonial Government Trust, which was established in London in 1868. It is now the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust and trades on the London stock exchange.[6] Mutual funds were introduced into the United States in the 1890s.[7] They became popular during the 1920s. These early funds were generally of the closed-end type with a fixed number of shares which often traded at prices above the value of the portfolio.[8] The first open-end mutual fund with redeemable shares was established on March 21, 1924. This fund, the Massachusetts Investors Trust, is now part of the MFS family of funds. However, closed-end funds remained more popular than open-end funds throughout the 1920s. By 1929, open-end funds accounted for only 5% of the industry's $27 billion in total assets.[9] After the stock market crash of 1929, Congress passed a series of acts regulating the securities markets in general and mutual funds in particular. The Securities Act of 1933 requires that all investments sold to the public, including mutual funds, be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and that they provide prospective investors with a prospectus that discloses essential facts about the investment. The Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 requires that issuers of securities...
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...Mutual Funds What is a mutual Fund? This is a pool of money that is managed on behalf of investors by financial professionals such as a money manager. Funds invested could be used to buy stocks, bonds or other securities according to specific investment objectives (consider the IPS) that have been established for the fund. Investors received either unit of shares that represent a proportionate share of the pool of fund assets. Mutual funds are open-ended investment funds, that is, investors can contribute money to the fund at any time, and existing investors can return their units or shares to the fund for redemption at any time. Different types of mutual funds Mutual funds are typically categorized according to their investment objectives. Some focus on stocks, others on bonds, money market instruments or other securities. Some focus on Jamaican instruments while others focus on international, some on low risk etc. Common types of mutual funds include: Money Market Funds, Fixed Income Funds, Growth or Equity Funds, Balanced Funds, Global and Foreign Funds, Index Funds, etc. As a mutual fund investor, you may earn return on your investment from any distributions to you of the interest, dividends or capital gains earned by the funds; and any increase in the value of your fund shares or units. Please note that your fund could decrease in value causing you to lose money. Sources of Return Some mutual funds allow investors to determine whether they want...
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... | | |concept of mutual fund | | | |investor earn from mutual fund | | | |advantages of mutual fund | | | |disadvantages of mutual fund | | | |frequentiy used term | | |2 |Types of Mutual Fund Schemes |15 | |3 |Organization of a Mutual Fund |30 | |4 |Fund Management Style & Structuring of Portfolio |33 | |5 |Individual Scheme Analysis |49 | | |Thematic Funds |49 | | |Index Funds ...
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...Report On “Mutual Funds and their role in portfolio management” Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of Certification Course in Capital and Financial Markets Submitted by: Name: Karthik L.Reddy Roll No. 5 OCPCFM Batch June 2012 Under the Guidance of: Dr. J. Symss Indian Institute of Foreign Trade New Delhi 1 INDEX Serial No. 1 2 Executive summary Objectives Introduction Advantages and Disadvantages Types of Funds Managing a portfolio of funds MF industry in India Topic Page Numbers 4 5 6 9 12 15 21 26 27 28 4 Chapters 5 6 7 Conclusion References Appendix 2 APPENDIX Appendix No. Appendix 1 Appendix 2 Appendix 3 Description Major MF Companies in India and Top Funds Introduction to AMF India Knowing the Prospectus Page Numbers 28 31 33 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report – “Mutual Funds and their role in portfolio management” would help the readers take advantage of an excellent investment vehicle: mutual funds — the best of which offer you diversification, which reduces your risks, and low-cost access to outstanding money managers, who boost your returns. The topic has been chosen to provide a detailed introduction to the world of mutual funds along with the jargon associated with it, the various types of mutual funds available in today’s market. Mutual funds play a vital role in any investment portfolio. So managing a portfolio of funds becomes very critical for any investor – small or big, short-term or long-term...
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...[pic] A RESEARCH PAPER On Opportunities in indian market of mutual funds investment PIONEER (Since 1996) Submitted to Submitted By Prof. Dr. V K Jain Ravendra Kushwaha Prof. Nidhi Kothari MBA 3rd sem Roll. No. 09010118 DECLERATION I hereby declare that this Research Paper entitled “OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIAN MARKET OF MUTUAL FUNDS INVESTMENT” submitted for the extra co curriculum activities fulfillment of the requirement of Master of Business Administration (MBA) of PIONEER INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES INDORE is based on secondary data found by me in various Companies fact sheets, books, magazines and websites & Collected by me in under guidance of Prof. Nidhi Kothari. DATE: Ravendra Kushwaha ...
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...EXECUTIVE- SUMMARY The primary objective of this project is based on a methodological study, as it required to me to understand Indian consumer behavior related to the investments in mutual funds. To execute the knowledge, I preferred to study about the mutual funds and some other popular investments options in India. Thus the first part of the project based on learning the following in details: ➢ About Religare ➢ Product and services of Religare ➢ Services and charges provided by Religare ➢ Consumer behavior ➢ Analysis of Investors profiles ➢ Some popular Investments options in India ➢ Mutual Funds ➢ Market survey and research. After undergoing the training about the products and operational features. I started exploring the product and contact the prospective customers by way of tele callings, emails, corporate presentations, road shows and by arranging canopy. My primary aim was to give better options to the prospective customers by offering them products specialized features and its unique incomparable qualities in the services provided by Religare securities limited. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY The objective of this research and survey is to know the Indian consumers behavior related to the investment in Mutual Funds. In this research & survey firstly I tried to analyze the various popular investment options available in India, and their strengths and weaknesses. Apart from this I also tried to find out the...
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...Perception towards Mutual Funds Dr. Nishi Sharma1 Abstract The concept of mutual fund emerged in Netherlands in 18th century and introduced in India by Unit Trust of India in1960s. As the mutual fund industry provides an option of diversified investment structure with varying degree of risk, it was supposed to be the most lucrative market for Indian investors. It was believed that it will surely tap the savings of common man. But in practice it failed to become a primary choice for investment to Indian investor. During almost six decades (1965-2011) the value of assets under management of mutual fund industry experienced great swings. As against the developed countries where almost every second investor is a mutual unit holder, the product could not get much popularity in India. In this reference, the present paper attempts to investigate the reasons responsible for lesser recognition of mutual fund as a prime investment option. It examines the investor’s perception with reference to distinct features provided by mutual fund companies to attract them for investing in specific funds/schemes. The study uses principal component analysis as a tool for factor reduction. The paper explored three factors named as fund/scheme related attributes, monetary benefits and sponsor’s related attributes (having respectively six, four and four variables) which may be offered to investors for securing their patronage. The results are expected to provide fruitful insight to mutual fund companies for...
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...MUTUAL FUND A Mutual fund is a pool of money, collected from investors and is invested according to certain investment objectives. A Mutual fund is created when investors put their money together. It is therefore a pool of the investor’s funds. The most important characteristic of the Mutual fund is that the contributories and the beneficiaries are the same class of people, namely the investors. The term mutual means that the investors contribute to the pool, and also benefit from the pool. There are no other claimants to the funds. The pool of funds held mutually by investors is the mutual fund. A Mutual fund business is to invest the funds thus collected, according to the wishes of the investors who created the pool. Usually the investors appoint professional investment managers, to manage their funds. The same objective is achieved when professional investment managers create a ‘product’ and offer it for investments to the investors. The product represents a share in the pool and pre states investment objectives. FEATURES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MUTUAL FUND A mutual fund is a financial intermediary and works as an investment company. It has distinct features and characteristics which differentiate it from other financial intermediaries. Some of the features of mutual fund are: Mutual fund is a pool of financial resources. Investors bring their individual funds together. Sometimes the funds which otherwise may not come for investment in the capital...
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...Visit www.mbahotspot.com for more PROJECT REPORT ON Mutual Fund Industry In India BY MBAHOTSPOT.COM Brought to you by [www.mbahotspot.com] Visit www.MBAhotspot.com for more projects THIIS PROJECT IS MADE BY TEAM OF MBAHOTSPOT.COM, FOR YOUR COSTOM PROJECT YOU CAN MAIL US AT info@mbahotspot.com or mbahotspot@gmail.com we will make available for you. For your personalize project report emails us at: info@mbahotspot.com or mbahotspot@gmail.com 1 Visit www.mbahotspot.com for more For your personalize project report emails us at: info@mbahotspot.com or mbahotspot@gmail.com 2 Visit www.mbahotspot.com for more INTRODUCTION OF MUTUAL FUNDS Mutual funds have become a very popular way to take some of the risk out of investing in individual stocks by investors. Mutual funds are a collection of stocks selected by mutual fund seller and sold to investors as shares in a fund. There are several types of funds that you can invest in. Some of the more popular types are technology funds, growth funds, security funds, and income funds. Mutual funds are very popular because they allow you to invest in a numbers of stocks therefore greatly reducing the risks associated with putting you money in an individual stock. Mutual funds have become one of the most attractive ways for the average person to invest their money. A mutual fund pools resources from thousands of investors and then diversifies its investment into many different holdings such as stocks, bonds, or...
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...Persuasive Memo on Fitness Center at Rocky Mountain Mutual To: Mr. Zachary Evans, Vice President of Operations From: Joseph Mirola JM Date: November 13, 2011 Subject: Company Fitness Center makes a profit Thank you for allowing me to explain to you the benefits of having the company fitness center. Company reports indicate that the Fitness Center has led to an overall decrease in employee absenteeism, reduction in employee medical costs, and an increase in productivity. Employees who have taken advantage of the Fitness Center miss half the amount of work days than employees who do not use the fitness center. This claim can be substantiated by the following data: Ā Employees who used the Company Fitness Center missed on average 6 days of work in a year. Ā Employees who did not use the fitness center missed an average of 12 days of work per year. There are three category of medical costs effected by use of the Fitness Center: 1. Frequent users (10% of all employees, 25 people):...
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...Savings & Mutual Funds Group 4 How can a mutual fund earn from its securities investments ? 2 ways: (1) dividends and interest (2) a security can rise in value What is a mutual fund? A Mutual Fund is an investment company that pools the funds of many individual and institutional investors to form a massive asset base. 4 Basic Types of Mutual Funds Stock Funds(also called equity), Bond Funds, Money Market Funds and Balanced Funds The two primary types of mutual funds are stock funds and bond funds. Many like to invest in index funds Stock Fund A mutual fund that invests principally in stocks. Stock mutual funds are principally categorized according to company size, the investment style of the holdings in the portfolio and geography: Stock funds are also categorized by whether they are domestic or international. These can be broad market, regional or single-country funds. There are so-called "specialty" stock funds that target business sectors such as healthcare, commodities and real estate. Bond Fund A fund invested primarily in bonds and other debt instruments. The exact type of debt the fund invests in will depend on its focus, but investments may include government, corporate, municipal and convertible bonds, along with other debt securities like mortgage-backed securities. bond funds provide capital preservation while maintaining a conservative stance in terms of asset allocation Money Market Fund Like bond funds, money market funds also have...
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...Chapter 23 1. Mutual funds are attractive to small investors because they are able to diversify their portfolio for a minimum investment of $250 to $2,500 (p. 609). The investors must rely on the fund’s portfolio manager to make the investment decisions though. Mutual funds generate returns in three ways: through dividend payments to shareholders, distribute capital gains resulting from the sale of securities within the fund, and through mutual fund share price appreciation (p. 611). 2. Open-end mutual funds differ in the fact that they are open to investors which means they will sell shares to investors at any time (p. 609). They also allow investors to sell the shares back to the fund at any time which closed-end cannot (p. 609). 3. Load funds are promoted by registered representatives of brokerage firm, who earn a sales charge upon the investments in the fund between 3 and 8.5 percent (p. 615). No-load funds are promoted strictly by the mutual fund of concern, thereby avoiding an intermediary (p.615). 6. The ideal mutual fund for investors who wish to generate tax-free income and a low degree of risk would be a short-term municipal bond fund (p.620). 9. If the mutual fund distributes at least 90 percent of its income to its shareholders, the fund itself is exempt from federal taxation (p.625). 11. Money market funds differ from other types of mutual funds based on the composition, maturity, and risk of their assets (p. 625). The most common money market funds are commercial...
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... Background of the study: Mutual fund industry in India attaining maturity Even though the capital market attracts people there are several problems associated with it. While investing directly in to capital market one to be careful to judge the valuation of the stock and understand the complexities involved in the stock price fluctuations. So, a person with moderate knowledge of capital market generally prefers to invest in mutual funds. In recent times mutual fund industry in India is growing rapidly and is undergoing tremendous changes. The Indian mutual fund industry has witnessed several structural and regulatory reforms. Different Investment Avenue are available to investors. Mutual fund also offers good investment opportunities to the investors. Like all investment, they also carry certain risks. The investors should compare the risks and expected yields after adjustment of tax on various instruments while taking investment decisions. The investors may seek advice from experts and consultants including agents and distributors of mutual funds schemes while investment decisions. An objective to make the investors aware of functioning of mutual funds, an attempt has been made to provide information in question-answers format which may help the investors in taking investment decisions. Meaning of mutual fund: Mutual fund is a mechanism for pooling the resources by issuing units to the investors and investing funds in securities in accordance with objectives...
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...The Definition A mutual fund is nothing more than a collection of stocks and/or bonds. You can think of a mutual fund as a company that brings together a group of people and invests their money in stocks, bonds, and other securities. Each investor owns shares, which represent a portion of the holdings of the fund. You can make money from a mutual fund in three ways: 1) Income is earned from dividends on stocks and interest on bonds. A fund pays out nearly all of the income it receives over the year to fund owners in the form of a distribution. 2) If the fund sells securities that have increased in price, the fund has a capital gain. Most funds also pass on these gains to investors in a distribution. 3) If fund holdings increase in price but are not sold by the fund manager, the fund's shares increase in price. You can then sell your mutual fund shares for a profit. Funds will also usually give you a choice either to receive a check for distributions or to reinvest the earnings and get more shares. Advantages of Mutual Funds • Professional Management - The primary advantage of funds is the professional management of your money. Investors purchase funds because they do not have the time or the expertise to manage their own portfolios. A mutual fund is a relatively inexpensive way for a small investor to get a full-time manager to make and monitor investments. • Diversification - By owning shares in a mutual fund instead of owning individual stocks or bonds...
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