Mutual Funds work to invest in a type such as stock or bonds or sector with much less risk than investing in individual securities. Sources: http://www.amfi.com
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No load mutual funds are mutual funds that are sold directly by the investment company instead of by an investment broker. They work exactly the same as regular mutual funds.
Investing in mutual funds can be very difficult thing to do since many people do not understand how they work. You can simply walk into any bank and ask a banker in order to help you invest in various mutual funds.
Mutual Funds are classified as * Equity Mutual Funds * Equity Diversified Funds * Equity Linked Savings Schemes * Large Cap funds * Mid cap funds * Small cap funds * Contra Funds * Sectoral Funds * Thematic Funds * etc... * Debt Mutual Funds * Bond Mutual Funds * Hedge Funds * Fund of Funds * etc...
Mutual funds pools investors' money to make multiple types of investments, known as the portfolio. The portfolio may include stocks, bonds, money market funds, etc.
Socially responsible mutual funds are meant to not have investments in controversial areas. Examples include arms manufactures, and those that pollute the environment.
There are many good mutual funds available. According to CNN, some of the best mutual funds available include the American Funds American Mutual A and Sound Shore.
Mutual fund shares are stocks of mutual funds, fractions of mutual funds just as companies have shares.
By 1990, there were 3,105 different mutual funds
Pimco funds are mutual funds. They are a type of mutual fund that gains interest over time. Pimco is a international financial institution from whom you would get these mutual funds.
The two primary types of mutual funds are "no-load" and "load" funds
The Securities and Exchanges Board of India SEBI and The Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) control the Mutual Funds in India
Everyone has a different opinion as to which mutual funds are the best or worst. It depends on the experience that each person has had with the mutual funds.