Mutual funds pool money from many investors and invest it in a variety of financial instruments to generate returns. They allow investors to own shares in a variety of companies and asset classes with a single investment. A brief history noted the origins of mutual funds in India in 1964 with UTI and their later expansion in 1987 with public sector banks/insurers and 1993 with private sector players. Key entities involved in operating a mutual fund include sponsors, trustees, asset management companies, custodians, and registrars.

1. Mutual Fund With an example of Reliance Mutual Fund Presented by: Neha Swami Charu Nagpal Ritika Chhabra Shivani Sharma Abhey Thakar

2. Mutual Fund Form of trust that pools the funds of a whole lot of investors to make more money by investing in an array of financial instruments.

3. An old Axiom : “It is not wise to put all eggs into one basket” ……… was probably in the minds of those who formed the first mutual fund.

4. What is a Mutual Fund? “A Mutual Fund represents a vehicle for collective investment. “ “When you participate in the scheme of mutual fund you become part owners of the investment held under that scheme.”

8. Mutual Fund

9. Trustees

10. Asset Management Company

11. Custodian

14. Withdrawal Of Funds.

15. Maturity Period .

17. PROS

18. CONS

21. The investment from the pool is well diversified across securities and shares from various sectors.

22. The fundamental understanding behind this is not all corporations and sectors fail to perform at a time.

24. Websites http://news.moneycontrol.com/mf/glossary.php http://www.investopedia.com/university/mutualfunds/default.asp http://www.valueresearchonline.com http://www.amfiindia.com/ http://www.sbimf.com/portal/static/calculator/RiskAssess/RiskAssessCal1.asp http://www.mutualfundsindia.com/resourcecentre.asp

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