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    • What is Mutual Fund?
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Learn Mutual Funds Basics

Mutual fund is a pool of money accumulated from investors and is managed by portfolio managers as per the investment objectives of the fund. Investors get mutual fund units in a proportion of their investments.

Top articles discussed in Mutual Funds Basics are as follows -

  • Learn about what is a Mutual Fund?
  • Types of Mutual Funds - open-ended and closed-ended funds
  • Role of a Mutual Fund Analyst
  • Difference between Basics of Mutual Fund and ETF
  • Difference between Basics of Mutual Fund and Hedge Fund
  • How to calculate Net Asset Value (NAV)

Mutual Fund

A mutual fund is a pool of investment managed professionally for the purpose of purchasing various securities and culminating them into a strong portfolio which will offer attractive returns over and above the risk-free returns which are currently being offered by the market. In this article, we discuss the details of mutual funds basics.

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Balanced Funds

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Index Funds

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Alpha Formula

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Types of Mutual Funds

There are primarily two types of Mutual Funds – Active Funds and Passive Funds.

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Open Ended vs Closed Ended Mutual Funds

Open Ended funds are popular amongst typical investors as it permits them to enter and exit at any time thereby offering them lot of flexibility. Close-ended funds have a fixed number of shares which are purchased from other investors and have a fixed timeline to enter and exit the fund

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Front End Load

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Dividend vs Growth

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Mutual Fund Analyst

Here's your chance to know all about becoming a Mutual Fund Analyst. Know their education, skill sets, job responsibilities, compensation etc.

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Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)

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Mutual Funds vs ETFs

Mutual funds and ETF’s are two such modes which guide in multiplying investments made with a line of demarcation between them.

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Index Funds vs Mutual Funds

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Shares vs Mutual Funds

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Net Asset Value Formula

Guide to NAV Formula, its explanation, practical examples, and Net Asset Value calculator along with excel template downloads

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Mutual Fund vs Hedge Fund | Top 7 Differences You Must Know

Both Mutual funds and hedge funds are an investment vehicle which will pool in money from various investors with the objective of multiplying them in a quick time and proportionate level of risk depending on the appetite of the investors.

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Term vs Whole Life Insurance

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Actual Cash Value vs Replacement Cost

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Top 10 Best Mutual Fund Books

Here, you can find top 10 best books on mutual funds along with their major takeaways and reviews

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