Mutual Funds

mutual funds investment can be classfied on the basis of asset mix...i.e, investing in assets like stock, bonds and cash in different proportion.....depending on the proportion on each of the above asset categories, a scheme can be equity oriented, debt oriented or a balanced (hybrid) scheme......

mututal fund represents a vehicle for collective investments....an individual who cant invest directly in securities market cantake help of mutual fund to invest on his behalf..in nutshell it is indirect investing.....the way to invest is through a mutual fund like kotak mf/ icici mf/uti mf/ hdfc mf etc.....be informed wherever u invest and be a regular monitor of ur investments...

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Both have their own merits and demerits. Open ended funds are good in a way that, if you know that a mutual fund is performing exceptionally well, you can go ahead and invest in them whereas in case of close ended funds you cannot do that. At the same time, close ended funds are good in a way that, you don't have to worry about fresh investments or frequent withdrawals from the investors. The fund manager can think of a long term plan to make a profit with his investments and stick to them, whereas in case of an open ended fund the fund manager has to take into account fresh investments and redemptions during his investment strategy and that may affect the returns of the funds.

It depends on the type of mutual fund you want to invest and also the fund house in which you want to invest your money. In majority of the cases the minimum amounts are as follows:

a. One time Investment - Open ended Mutual Fund - Rs. 1000/- and multiples of Rs. 500/- thereafter

b. Systematic Investment - Open ended Mutual Fund - Rs. 500/- and multiples of Rs. 250/- thereafter

c. One time investment - Close ended Mutual Fund - Rs. 5000/- and multiples of Rs. 1000/- thereafter

These numbers are approximate and may vary from fund house to fund house.

Ahh, if you don't know the answer or the risk level for a given fund you really need to speak with your broker! I don't mean to come across as being rude or anything but that is like asking what the lottery numbers for tomorrow will be... to broad a question to give any real answer - there are ten's of thousands of funds out there and they all have different purposes!

Obviously every fund has some degree of risk and some more than others (Small vs Large Cap, US vs Euro vs Asia, Growth vs Income, etc etc etc) Most funds however are safer than investing in an individual stock since your money is diversified across hundreds, even thousands of different holdings.

There are far too many factors to list here and no simple answer - a better question would be what is your risk *Tolerance*? It would be a whole lot easier to recommend some funds based on the intended purpose of the investment!

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Exchange-traded fund.

Performance reports & a list of the holdings in a mutual funds are usually sent to clients every quarter.Another variation of window dressing is investing in stocks that don't meet the style of the mutual fund. for eg., a precious metals funds might invest in stocks that are in a hot sector at a time, disguising the funds's holdings, so clients really have no idea what they are paying for..

You need to submit a redemption request with the mutual fund house where you have mutual fund investments. The fund house would have given you a folio number when you initially invested the money with them. You need to fill that up in the redemption form. Once you submit your request (Usually a redemption form) the mutual fund house will process your request and will repay you the current value of your investment in 3-5 working days.

They sell their shares to investors either directly or through other firms such as broker-dealers, financial planners, employees of insurance companies, and banks.

Mutual funds offer an easy way to diversify money, control risk, and benefit from professional money management at a reasonable cost.

they are required to issue shares and redeem (buy back) outstanding shares upon demand. Closed-end funds, on the other hand, issue a certain number of shares but do not stand ready to buy back their own shares from investors

Main categories in taxable bond funds are corporate bond funds, high-yield funds, world bond funds, government bond funds, and strategic income funds. The main tax-free bond fund categories are state municipal bond funds

The directors of the fund are responsible for overall governance of the fund; they are expected to establish procedures and review the performance of the management company and others who perform services for the fund.

The management company is responsible for selecting an investment portfolio that is consistent with the objectives of the fund as stated in its prospectus and managing the portfolio in the best interest of the shareholders.

The price of a share in a mutual fund (determined by dividing the net value of the fund's assets by the number of shares outstanding) is usually announced once or twice a day.

Mutual funds are called mutual because a large number of investors' provided money to form a pool to be managed by knowledgeable investment professionals.

Interest-bearing debt funds are forms of capital that include loans, bonds, short-term notes, and interest-bearing payables to trade suppliers.

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A close ended mutual fund is one which does not accept fresh deposits/investments into the mutual fund once it is kicked off/started. Only the set of investors who invested their money in the fund during the IPO period remain investors. The fund manager would have promised his investors a certain kind of performance through the prospectus and would have a specific/fixed timeframe within which he plans to do so. Since he does not have to worry about fresh amount deposits or frequent redemption requests, he would be able to think for the long term and maximise the returns of the mutual fund.