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Is the Mutual Fund you build yourself! The perfect Mutual Fund you build should have the objective of owning no more than 12 to 15 companies; owning shares in 12 companies would allow the diversity needed to sleep well at night and would provide a cash dividend every week of the year. The 12 companies (with staggered dividend payout dates) in your perfect Mutual Fund should not only provide a

The setting up of the Unit Trust of India (UTI) in 1963 heralded the birth of the Indian mutual fund industry. In 1964, UTI mutual fund launched its flagship scheme US-64 and went on to become a generic term for the mutual fund sector till the government allowed public sector banks to start mutual funds in 1987. Despite being the trendsetter in the segment, the UTI mutual fund could not sustain th

I realized that I hadn't updated the 'mutual fund' that I was helping my FIL sort out and decided to do a quick recap on that little fiasco as well. Some of you might remember already but I'll recap quickly... My FIL came to visit 2 weeks ago and while he was here mentioned to me that perhaps I could help with something. Oh boy.... Sure enough, it's a doozy but then again it always is with

Of the many things I'm trying to help my 80 year old FIL with, I've managed to tackle a couple of them and I'm working on a couple more. Tonight I've been working on the cell phone issue. I actually didn't know that my FIL even had a cellphone until he was here visiting two weeks ago. He said something about having his cellphone with him and I said, "What? You have a cell phone? Why did

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How many times has this happened to you? You're at a social function and the conversation turns to investing. Pretty soon, people are comparing how well their investments are doing. As you might imagine, being an investment advisor this happens to me a lot. However, I recently had an experience with it that startled me. Bob, one of the guys I was chatting with at a party, asked what kind of

In Canada, most mutual funds pay what are known as 'trailers' to firms and advisors. It is a cost that can be embedded in the MER (Management Expense Ratio) of a fund through the 'service fee'. While there are a handful of mutual funds that do not charge a service fee (and resulting trailers), most of them do. (Note that F-Class funds represent versions of mutual funds that have the trailers stripped out of them so that they can be held in special 'fee-based' accounts where the service fees are charged separately.)For the funds that do have service fees, there may be five different versions of the same fund: Front-End Load, Back-End Load, No-Load, the newer Low Load (sometimes referred to as Level Load as well), and finally the F-Class versions. Let's examine the differences by seeing

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Turbulent markets are always a matter of panic for retail investors. Continuing volatility and short-term bearish outlook have led to severe bloodbath on Indian bourses in recent times. Due to the global crisis, it is difficult to take a short-term call on the Indian markets, but in the long-term, one remains positive.There is no significant change in the fundamentals of Indian economy. If the economy is believed to grow at 7.5-8%, then there is no reason why an investor should not enter the market below 16,000 at these levels.The current valuation is an opportunity for long-term investors to park their money in equity-oriented mutual funds (MFs) at lower NAVs. Many investors who had bet their money directly in equities had suffered in the recent turmoil. Many stocks which were trading at

Source: David Koch, Reasons to have managed fundsManaged funds are a great resource available to all investors, but they're especially beneficial in times of market volatility, like we've seen over the past few months.If you're not familiar with the term, managed funds are simply funds managed for you by someone else; usually a professional advisor like a fund manager. They basically place your money, along with a number of other investors, into one large fund.So, why would you want to do this? Well, there are a number of good reasons.One of the main reasons managed funds exist is that so few of us have the time, energy or expertise to research, trade and monitor individual share investments. The real benefit of having your investments managed by a professional is that you gain access to t

Back in December I wrote about a type of mutual fund known as the 130/30 fund which I believe will be coming to Canada in the next few years. In a nutshell a 130/30 mutual fund allows a fund manager to not only go long the stocks he/she thinks will go up, but to also short the stocks that he/she thinks are over-priced. Every dollar invested goes into the long stocks and then the manager will short some stocks (equivalent to 30% of the money invested). When you short a stock (selling a stock you don't own), you still receive the sale proceeds. So now the manager has another 30 cents to play with, which he/she uses to go long more stocks. Hence the name 130/30. You can read my original post from back in December by clicking here.There has been some debate as to the best way to benchmark

UTI Mutual Fund (UTI MF) has opened a new financial centre at Sambalpur, Orissa.D Mohanty, Country Head-Retail, UTI Asset Management Company, said, ``This is the second UFC in the state of Orissa after Bhubaneswar and the first in the western part of the state. This initiative will enable us to offer our comprehensive range of mutual fund products to a wider segment of the society and bring our products and services closer to the doorstep of investor in the western part of Orissa.`` UFC at Sambalpur will provide easy access to the investors in the areas of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Deogarh, Sundergarh, Boudh, Bolangir, Sonepur, Kalahandi and Nuapada. UTI Mutual Fund reaches clients through a number of distribution channels, including retail distribution consisting of regional offices

UTI Mutual Fund (UTI MF) has opened a new financial centre at Sambalpur, Orissa.D Mohanty, Country Head-Retail, UTI Asset Management Company, said, ``This is the second UFC in the state of Orissa after Bhubaneswar and the first in the western part of the state. This initiative will enable us to offer our comprehensive range of mutual fund products to a wider segment of the society and bring our products and services closer to the doorstep of investor in the western part of Orissa.`` UFC at Sambalpur will provide easy access to the investors in the areas of Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Bargarh, Deogarh, Sundergarh, Boudh, Bolangir, Sonepur, Kalahandi and Nuapada. UTI Mutual Fund reaches clients through a number of distribution channels, including retail distribution consisting of regional offices

UTI would like to offer its open-ended Shinsei-UTI India Fund, which so far has already attracted over $300 million from investors, in other markets as well. This fund enables investments in stocks listed on Indian exchanges.UTI Mutual Fund is planning to expand business operations into other markets, utilizing its tie up with Shinsei Bank for the purpose. According to fund officials, they would like to draw on Shinsei''s influence in other markets in Asia.The two partners had announced the tie-up last year, under which Shinsei was to distribute India-specific investment products, managed and advised by UTI, to Japanese investors. The fund''s investment objective is to grow the assets with a medium- and long-term perspective.Shinsei, which offers institutional and retail banking as well as

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SEBI has issued final guidelines on real estate mutual funds (REMFs). The schemes can be launched by existing mutual fund houses or firms that have been operating in the real estate space for at least five years. In addition to the dedicated infrastructure funds and real estate investment trusts, REMFs would be the third product for mutual funds in the real estate category. While the draft guidelines had been put on all the three, the closed-ended REMFs are the first ones to see the final guidelines coming in.Besides directly investing in real estate, SEBI has also permitted investments in mortgage-backed securities, securities of companies engaged in dealing in real estate assets or in undertaking real estate development projects and other securities. However, it has mandated that at leas

At last, the decks have been cleared for the launch of Real Estate Mutual Funds (REMFs) in India, with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) notifying amended regulations for such products last week. For mutual fund investors, this may mean a welcome relief from the stream of new equity fund offerings, playing on [...]

Compared to previous month not much of a dividend declared for month of april 2008. Birla Advantage Fund (D) 25/04/08 5.000 Birla India GenNext Fund (D) 25/04/08 1.000 Birla Basic Industries (D) 25/04/08 2.000 addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rupya.com%2Farchives%2F2008%2F04%2F27%2Fmutual-fund-dividend-declared-for-april-2008%2F'; addthis_title = 'Mutual+Fund+Dividend+declared+for+April+2008'; addthis_pub = '';

UTI Mutual Fund has launched a new scheme called UTI-India Lifestyle Fund. The three-year close-ended equity oriented fund will invest the corpus in equity and equity related instruments of corporates that are expected to benefit from changing Indian demographics, lifestyle and rising consumption pattern. The new fund opened on 2 July, 2007 and closes on 25 July, 2007. The fund does not have either an entry or exit load. In case an investor exits during the first three years an early exit charge equivalent to the unamortised new

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The power of a mutual fund lies in its ability to pool together funds from so many different investors. Imagine a thousand investors each with P5,000 to invest who decide to pool their funds together. That’s already a pool of P5 million! Now imagine that instead of just investing P5,000 each, some investors put in [...]

What is a mutual fund? A mutual fund is an investment vehicle that pools together the funds of various investors—both individuals and corporations. The pool of funds is managed by a professional fund manager who uses the funds to create a diversified investment portfolio consisting of various investment instruments such as stocks and bonds.

Money is precious. As they say, it doesn’t grow on trees. But you can make it grow, even in this time of economic hardship. How? Simple. By investing wisely. There are indeed many ways to invest in today’s markets, but none is growing faster in popularity than mutual funds. Although this investment instrument has only been [...]

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A Mutual Fund can be termed as a form of a collective investment that collects money from many investors and invests the money into stocks, bonds, short-term money market instruments, and / or other securities.In this type fund, the fund manager trades the fund's underlying securities, realizing their capital gains or loss, and collects the dividend or say the interest income. The investment earnings are then passed along to the individual investors.The value of a share of the Mutual Fund, known as the net asset value (NAV), is calculated daily based resting on the total value of the fund divided by the number of shares purchased by investors.Usage Of A Mutual FundIn this type fund can invest in many different kinds of securities. The most well known are cash, stock, and the bonds, but the

A mutual fund (called 'unit trust' in Asia) is an investment vehicle that pools money from many individual investors. A professional fund manager invests and manages these funds into stocks, bonds and other securities.People usually invest in mutual funds because it is offers the advantage of broad diversification (it spreads your money over tens or hundreds of stocks to reduce risk) and professional management. However, do remember that as broad diversification reduces risks, it also reduces return.First, here is the bad news. If you speak to most people who have invested in unit trusts in Asia (especially Singapore) or in mutual funds, most would report losing money or just earning measly returns of 2%-4%. In fact, in the year 2004, it was reported in the Straits Times that 559,000 Singa

A Few Ways To Find Out The Mutual Fund PerformanceBy: Muna Wa Wanjiru Mutual funds allow people to invest their money in a way that will provide them with future benefits. When you are looking at a mutual fund in which you can invest in you may wish to look at several different ones. The mutual fund performance will help you to see what stocks and bonds work well in the market as compared to others. You can also find more help with this answer in various financial news articles.One such article or guide that you may find to be useful is that of the Morningstar review. The review will have the latest market news which will indicate how a mutual fund performance has gone. You will also need to look at various other factors before you make any type of commitment about a mutual

The decision of the market regulator SEBI to allow real estate funds at stock exchanges would soon benefits from exponential growth in the real estate market within the reach of retail investors even if they are not able to buy homes or commercial properties at the prevailing sky-rocketing prices. Earlier, the Securities and Exchange Board of [...]

Comparing mutual funds is fairly simple when you have a good understanding of the key statistics and know how to employ them effectively. The key statistics listed below should serve you well in comparing mutual funds. Mutual Fund Returns. *Average Return. *Risk-Adjusted Return. Mutual Fund Risk. *Standard Deviation. *Beta. Risk-to-Return. *Sharpe Ratio. *Coefficient of Variation. *Treynor Ratio. You'll find these statistics readily available on the Internet at sites like Yahoo! Finance. These key statistics should be used in the order in which they are listed. Risk and return should not be used independently to compare mutual funds. Indeed, you need to use one of the measures of risk-to-return to compare mutual funds on a relative basis. Published annual returns are usually computed by co

There are different types of investors out there. There are those who like to be active in their investments, watching them closely and trading them often. And then there are those who just like to sit back and let their investments work for them Index mutual funds are designed for the latter. If index mutual funds were a pet, they would definitely be cats: Very low maintenance. Index mutual funds are perfect for what is commonly referred to in investing jargon as the buy-and-hold investor. If you fit this description, then you might ant to read on. Index mutual funds are actually mutual funds that try to work like the stock market index. This means that they use similar percentages when it comes to tracking the investments they offer. But index mutual funds also have certain advantages no

Investing in international mutual funds is often an avenue overlooked. In fact, it is an investing option that is even touted as being unpatriotic. But the truth of the matter is that investing in international mutual funds can be a great tool for investors looking to diversify their portfolios, particularly in times when the American economy is not performing at its prime. Many investors turn to international investing in mutual funds in order to diversify their holdings and to avoid being held financially hostage by a weaker economy back home. In fact, the recent trend in international investing in various mutual funds has been sparked by the growth of the world market and the advent of free trade. Because worldwide expansion has actually sparked the growth of foreign companies and all

One of the most common fears of potential new investors is the loss of capital - the initial amount of money put into an investment. Current market trends prove that this fear is well based. But, the fear should not turn people who want to save money completely away. An income fund investment is a great compromise for those who are still a bit skittish with their money. An income fund focuses on providing a steady income for the investor, while not focusing on increasing the actual capital invested.. Sound confusing? After all, how can someone make money if capital doesn't grow? Because an income fund is typically a combination of high yield bonds and government securities, that way, most money that is originally invested is protected (bond face values are insured by the government). The p

What are the aspects of good mutual fund companies? To understand this, the savvy investor must understand what a mutual fund is and how mutual fund companies operate. Mutual fund companies operate under the 'safety in numbers' theory. Rather than investing in a singular stock, emotionally and financially committing to the performance and return of that stock, mutual fund companies instead seek to diversify their investments in hopes of maintaining a more consistent , and often times smaller return. Mutual fund companies do this by spreading their investment monies across a wide range of stocks, bonds and securities. The hope of mutual fund companies is that the performers, or investments that excel, will mitigate, or ease the loss of the investments that fail to perform. So when an invest

Gold mutual funds are similar in definition to stock mutual funds in that they are a representative sample of gold shares that are put together in a portfolio with the purpose of echoing the overall market. Investors who purchase gold mutual funds hope that by buying shares in groups rather than individually, they will earn more money over the long run. In 2003, South African gold mutual fund expert Dr. Clive Roffey closely monitored the performance of various gold mutual funds as compared to their gold market counterparts. His findings support investor's hopes that gold mutual funds are a solid investment, especially in a bull market. Roffey's study of gold mutual funds can be further explored at Of the ten gold mutual funds he observed (which include Vanguard, Monterey, Oppenheimer and

Everyone claims to have the best mutual funds out there on the market. In fact, deciding what mutual funds to go with can be a daunting task to a new investor who has decided to take the plunge. However, determining where the best mutual funds really can be found is not very difficult. It just requires a little research. If you're looking for the best mutual funds, one of the first things you want to look for is annual return. Mutual fund companies will often tout their annual returns as proof that their product is superior. Take it into consideration. Then move on. Choosing the best mutual funds means examining the expense ratio of any given investment. This is probably the single most important factor you'll want to take into consideration before you make a decision. Net Asset Values, wh

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Welcome to the April edition of Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs. The markets had some gains this month, but have still not recovered from the lows early this year. The YTD (Year To Date) returns of Dow Jones is -5.82%, Nasdaq is -13.92% and S&P is -8.57%. From the Category returns its apparent the only areas that are making any returns are Metals and Power, I'm recommending my subscribers to take a more longer term investment view and look at areas that will rebound in the future. But the short term you need to very closely watch your portfolio. Happy Investing!!Mutual Fund Guru () Category Returns Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs Recommendations All data as of 3/31/2008. Next update before 5/15/2008ETFs listed in GreenMutual Funds listed in YellowHot Large Cap ETFs & Mutual FundsNameCateg

One of the biggest benefits of mutual funds is that they provide the means for individual investors to achieve broad diversification in their investment portfolios. Although many wealthy individuals and institutions use mutual funds as at least the core of their portfolios, having considerable wealth is not necessary to construct a well-diversified portfolio with mutual funds. Indeed, it's possible to assemble a well-diversified portfolio of mutual funds with as little as $100,000, a fairly well diversified portfolio with $50,000 and an adequately-diversified portfolio of index funds with much less. Having a well-diversified portfolio is important for three reasons. First, diversification can best be described as not putting all of your eggs in one basket. Mutual funds are large diversifie

Mutual funds are the best friend for an investment focused person which is giving professional management to his money and better profit in long run. Thos who are not having enough time to study, research for a direct stock investment, can certainly opt the path of mutual fund to build a better investment portfolio.Below are some guidance and steps for a mutual fund investor to be aware before making any investments with any mutual fund products.1. Identifying your goal is most important prior to build an investment portfolio.2. Identify the risk level you can bear.3. Always use SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) to build mutual fund portfolio. An SIP enable you to manage your money properly and providing security from fluctuating market as well as make you a disciplined investor.4. Learn ab

The setting up of the Unit Trust of India (UTI) in 1963 heralded the birth of the Indian mutual fund industry. In 1964, UTI mutual fund launched its flagship scheme US-64 and went on to become a generic term for the mutual fund sector till the government allowed public sector banks to start mutual funds in 1987. Despite being the trendsetter in the segment, the UTI mutual fund could not sustain the initial tempo and was on the verge of a collapse in 2001, before the government bailed it out and restructured the fund. After the restructuring, the fund has somewhat redeemed its credibility through professional management and a booming market. The fund's sponsors are public sector financial giants

UTI, One of the largest in Mutual fund industry with financial centers spanning across the length and the breath of the country.UTI Mutual Fund came into existence on 1st February 2003. Bank of Baroda (BOB), Punjab National Bank (PNB) and State Bank of India (SBI) and Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) are the sponsors of the UTI Mutual Fund. UTI Mutual Fund is managed by UTI Asset Management Company Private Limited (AMC). UTI AMC is a registered portfolio manager under the SEBI (Portfolio Managers) Regulations, 1993 for undertaking portfolio management services and also acts as the manager and marketer to offshore funds.UTI Mutual Fund has a nationwide network consisting 70 UTI Financial Centers (UFCs) and UTI International offices in London, Dubai and Bahrain. The fund has a tr

After failing efforts to rehab its finances, the country’s largest savings and loan has secured $7 billion in new capital. This newest effort to injection capital against the major loan losses comes at the same time that the company is rethinking its strategy. Washington Mutual is slimming down and revamping its management….maybe this [...]

  Washington Mutual Inc. expects a $1 billion first quarter loss and said Tuesday that it will slice 3,000 jobs nationwide while also closing more home-loan centers. Seattle-based WaMu (NYSE: WM), the nation’s largest thrift, has been hit hard by the mortgage turmoil, leading to speculation that its days as an independent financial institution are numbered. A company spokeswoman [...]

SEATTLE - Washington Mutual Inc., hit hard by rising delinquencies and defaults on mortgages, said Tuesday it will receive $7 billion in new capital from an investment group led by private equity firm TPG but will post a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter. The Seattle-based thrift said it will lose $1.1 billion during the first [...]

Washington Mutual, once one of the largest residential Mortgage lenders will stop originating mortgage loans through independent mortgage brokers due to the ongoing mortgage crisis. However, WAMU will still originate mortgage loans through its retail bank branches. Washington Mutual was an early leader to offer subprime adjustable rate mortgages to the general public and by the [...]

Washington Mutual Inc., hit hard by rising delinquencies and defaults on mortgages, said Tuesday it will receive $7 billion in new capital from an investment group led by private equity firm TPG but will post a wider-than-expected loss for the first quarter.The Seattle-based thrift said it will lose $1.1 billion during the first quarter and [...]

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On this album, released today, Scuba's presenting a little softer side of himself. It's still dubstep, but in a light version, with additional keyboards and a dreamy feeling. Anyway, check it out yourself :) Poppies: Website: MySpace Label: Hotflush Records Released: 7 Apr 2008 Style: Electronic Style: Ambient, Dubstep Bitrate: 320kbit Size: 122,5 MB Tracklisting: 1. Systematic

On this album, released today, Scuba's presenting a little softer side of himself. It's still dubstep, but in a light version, with additional keyboards and a dreamy feeling. Anyway, check it out yourself :) Poppies: Website: MySpace Label: Hotflush Records Released: 7 Apr 2008 Style: Electronic Style: Ambient, Dubstep Bitrate: 320kbit Size: 122,5 MB Tracklisting: 1. Systematic

Bloomberg Washington Mutual Inc., the largest U.S. savings and loan, rallied in German trading after the Wall Street Journal said the Seattle-based company may get $5 billion from an investment group led by private-equity firm TPG Inc. Washington Mutual, which has lost 74 percent of market value in the past 12 months, gained 17 percent to $11.86 today. The bank is close to receiving funds from the TPG group to bolster the balance sheet after more than $3 billion of home-mortgage writedowns and loan losses, the Journal reported, citing unidentified sources. At least 14 banks and securities firms have sought cash from outside investors in the past year after more than $230 billion of markdowns and losses caused by the collapse of the U.S. subprime mortgage market, data compiled by B

Washington Mutual (WM) may get $5 billion in much-need capital. It is an example of how financial companies bet on subprime mortgages which cut their share... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

We all want to be buying and holding the best mutual funds. It’s a term that searched hundreds of times daily in Google and the other search engines, as people seem to think that “best” is easily defined for a fund’s performance.

Well although i know most of us already know what is a mutual fund but i just thought for all those new to the investment scene who like to ask this question a lot, so maybe i can explain the basics of Mutual funds and who knows maybe all of you who have been investing in mutual funds may also learn a thing or two about them. Mutual Fund is basically a company that brings together a group of

All About Bonds and Bond Mutual Funds: The Easy Way to Get Started关于债券与债券共同基金的一起# Author: Esme E. Faerber# Publisher: McGraw-Hill # Number Of Pages: 342 # Publication Date: 1999-11-16 # ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071345078 # ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071345071 Everything an individual investor needs to know about bonds.The average income investor doesn't want or need to get bogged down in technical discussions of interest rates and time. So All About Bonds and Bond Mutual Funds gives them what they want­­a simple yet comprehensive treatment of bonds and bond funds. Along with updated bond information, this revised edition also includes new material on:Bond mutual funds Tax-free municipal bonds International bonds and bond funds

Mutual Funds are an investment type that is considered open-end. This describes the fund's method of buying and selling shares to and from investors at the end of the day. This allows investors to join and investors to leave at any given time permitting incredible flexibility in the investing term. Investors purchase their fund shares from the fund or a broker for the fund instead of other

Here's an article by Pauline Go on a comparison between investing in Unit Trust and Stocks. You made the conclusion whether Unit Trust is a better investment than stocks. Mutual funds are primarily composed of investments in stocks, debts and other assets. However, financial experts believe that mutual funds have an edge over stocks. Hence, it is important to understand the advantage of keeping

Once you know the meaning of these terms, it will be a lot easier for you to understand what all those mutual fund consultants and financial managers are saying. Expense Ratio One of the most common mutual fund terms is expense ratio. What does it mean? Expense ratio simply means the cost to operate your fund. This includes administrative fees, management fees and other expenses related to fund

We have seen earlier launches from Public Mutual on funds investing in China such as Public China Select Fund (PBSF) and Public China Ittikal Fund (PCIF). Now, finally, an answer, a new fund. A fund that invests in bigger companies in China - Public China Titans Fund (PCTF).Public Mutual Bhd will launch on April 1, 2008 the Public China Titans Fund (PCTF), which seeks to tap into the growth

In my previous post I show when to buy and switch for an Index Fund. Here's a great article by Jamie Rackenthaler on buying Index Fund. In Malaysia our Index tracks our KLCI. KLCI consists of a group of companies' shares. Thus, the KLCI tracks the overall ups and downs of these shares. Index funds Warren Buffet, the worlds greatest investor, said it best, "I would not invest in mutual funds, but

If you are looking for new investment opportunities, uranium mutual funds may be the best place to put your money. Most of the new age energy mutual funds have a number of stocks into sectors such as oil, gas, nuclear energy, uranium and so on.The good investment potential in this sector has led to further upsurge in the demand for this sectoral funds and mutual funds industry is also bringing out new funds and investment opportunities. Today, uranium mutual funds are one of the preferred investment avenues for investors who like to participate in the growth of the nuclear energy sector.The growing demand for energy from most of the world economies including the emerging market economies has led to a dream performance of many of the nuclear energy companies dealing in uranium and other for

# There are three ways, where the total returns provided by mutual funds can be enjoyed by investors:Income is earned from dividends on stocks and interest on bonds. A fund pays out nearly all income it receives over the year to fund owners in the form of a distribution. # 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. # 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. Bloghome

We posted an article earlier on Best Mutual Funds. We got a query from one of the readers to explain mutual funds first. So, here it is: What are Mutual Funds? Mutual funds are pools of money that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

The uncertainty over the tax-treatment of real estate mutual funds is set to end soon. The government will exempt from tax the income generated by mutual funds which float schemes which aim to invest mainly in the stocks of realty firms. According to a senior revenue department official, real estate MFs and other MFs that [...]

Mutual Fund Dividend Declared for the month of March 2008 , there are some Tax saving scheme also in it so you can benefit both by tax saving and also by dividend. Principal Tax Savings Equity Tax Saving 31-03-2008 8 Sahara Taxgain (D) Equity Tax Saving 29-03-2008 7.5 Birla Equity Plan (D) Equity Tax Saving 28-03-2008 6 Can Robeco Equity TaxSaver Equity Tax Saving 28-03-2008 3 DSP-ML Opportunities - RP (D) Equity Diversified 28-03-2008 4 ICICI [...]

We all want to be buying and holding the best mutual funds. It’s a term that searched hundreds of times daily in Google and the other search engines, as people seem to think that “best” is easily defined for a fund’s performance. The reality is that what makes the best mutual fund varies from investor to [...]

Exchange traded funds are becoming more popular every day. Many of the large investing web sites have whole sections dedicated to the topic of exchange traded funds (or ETFs as they are commonly labelled.) Why all the attention to this new class of investments. Some Advantages of ETFs The most widely touted advantage of [...]

We all want to be buying and holding the best mutual funds. It’s a term that searched hundreds of times daily in Google and the other search engines, as people seem to think that “best” is easily defined for a fund’s performance. The reality is that what makes the best mutual fund varies from [...]

Blogs are becoming an attraction for advertisers, as "blog advertising" has become the first choice for them. People are attacked by ads everywhere, so normal or banner advertising doesn't produce the results, advertisers expect. Blog provide a good way of advertising, as people tend to read blog and blog posts with interest. Same way bloggers get some money for their efforts. And as I have noticed your blog also get links from search engines, as you write/review about related topics at your blog."Smorty" is one of the sites which provide get paid to blog opportunities for bloggers. Rules to register are as follows:- Your blog should be approved first to get the opportunites.- Your blog must be indexed by Google and Yahoo- It should be older than 3 months- It should have minimum histroy to

Mutual Storytelling - A Creative Way to Play - Storytelling is a helpful way of improving communication between all the members of your family and is a creative way of playing with your children. Some stories are about family traditions and are passed down from relatives. Other stories can be created with children by making them up as you go along. This is called mutual storytelling and can be played with many variations. These are some of the ways that have been fun for me as I've done with this type of storytelling with children. More: continued here Other Review: Lansinoh Breastmilk Storage Bottles, 4-Count Pack (Pack of 2) (Health and Beauty)

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Two coils are kept near one another and time varying current is passing in coil. Let the magnetic flux through one loop of coil one due to field produced by other coil. If the two coils are field in place the flux is proportional to the current .If current is changing with the time magnetic flux is also changing with time.

What is a Mutual Fund? A Mutual Fund is a body corporate that pools the savings of a number of investors and invests the same in a variety of different financial instruments, or securities. The income earned through these investments and the capital appreciation realised by the scheme are shared by its unit holders in proportion to the number of units owned by them. Mutual funds can thus be considered as financial intermediaries in the investment business who collect funds from the public and invest on behalf of the investors. The losses and gains accrue to the investors only. The Investment objectives outlined by a Mutual Fund in its prospectus are binding on the Mutual

Welcome to the March edition of Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs. The Markets are still very volatile as seen from the YTD returns of Dow Jones -7.70%, Nasdaq -16.27% and S&P -10.56%. From the Category returns its apparent the only areas that are making any returns are Metals and Power, I'm recommending my subscribers to take a more longer term investment view and look at areas that will rebound in the future. But the short term you need to very closely watch your portfolio. Happy Investing!!Mutual Fund Guru () Category Returns Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs Recommendations All data as of 2/29/2008. Next update before 4/15/2008ETFs listed in GreenMutual Funds listed in YellowHot Large Cap ETFs & Mutual FundsNameCategory1Month3MonthYTD1Year3Year5YearInitInvestRatingNetAssetsInceptionStdDev

As the dust begins to settle from a firefight between Azerbaijan and Armenian forces earlier this week, their respective politicians have reverted to verbal warfare as international mediators work to contain the damage to longer term prospects for peace. Accounts differ as to who fired first. But all agree it was the most serious breach of the ceasefire in a decade, and one that could have

Washington Mutual is a leading banking and thrifts company with revenues of $14,498 million in the fiscal year 2006. The company offers a range of financial products and services to consumers and small businesses. This profile offers a comprehensive review of Washington Mutual’s operations and performance. Scope of this report Contains corporate strategy, value chain presence and [...]

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ING Funds said yesterday that initial sales for its new 1.9-billion-baht property fund would begin from March 3-11. The first investment for the Quality Hospitality Property Fund (QHOP) will be the 18-year-old Amari Boulevard Hotel in Bangkok. The property fund will purchase the hotel’s leasehold rights under a three-year sublease with an option to renew up to [...]

Old Mutual is planning into the Indian retails sector through a property fund. The $4.5-billion have earlier been into life insurance and property services. The property arm, the South Africa-based Old Mutual Investment Group Property Investments (OMIGPI) and a Mumbai-based real estate company ICS Realty, have promoted a $500 million property fund, which is expected to [...]

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CNN Money recently posted a listing of their opinion of the 70 best mutual funds that you can buy. I was very interested because I have an affinity for mutual funds as opposed to individual stocks and bonds, as an investment. I think that mutual funds (a collection or ‘grab-bag’ of stocks picked by an investment professional, from companies that often are from the same sector or geographic area) are the best investment for my money because it allows me the opportunity to diversify without having to study hundreds of stock options and it allows me to invest in an area or industrial sector I feel confident about. In the past I’ve shared how I’ve invested in mutual funds that are connected to the Asian and European markets. If you know me, you know that I’m partial to foreign fund

ETFs have become the investment tool of the 21st century for household investors. It is true, they do have many advantages ranging from lower commission, better performance, tax considerations and more.With ETFs becoming increasingly popular more investors ask themselves why invest in mutual funds altogether?I am a big supporter of investing in ETFs. There’s nothing more enjoyable then watching how simple financial assets outperform the big money in mutual funds constantly preaching to the household investor when and what to buy. Mutual fund managers have nearly completely failed in justifying the commissions they charge with very little abnormal returns to show for.However, and there is always an however, sometimes the judgment and discretion of an investment manager is required. If you

Welcome to the February edition of Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs. The Markets are still very volatile as seen from the YTD returns of Dow Jones -5.63%, Nasdaq -12.41% and S&P -7.26%. I'm recommending my subscribers to take a more longer term investment view and look at areas that will rebound in the future. The Category returns should help you do that. But the short term you need to very closely watch your portfolio. Happy Investing!!Mutual Fund Guru () Category Returns Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs Recommendations All data as of 1/31/2008. Next update before 3/15/2008ETFs listed in GreenMutual Funds listed in YellowHot Large Cap ETFs & Mutual FundsNameCategory1Month3MonthYTD1Year3Year5YearInitInvestRatingNetAssetsInceptionStdDevSharpeRatioPowerShares Aerospace & DefenseLarge Growt

Most people who invest in mutual funds don't know what they are doing. They take advice from someone at a bank or perhaps a friend and plunk down money into a fund. Sometimes this strategy works, but most of the time, it doesn't. When you invest your money in a mutual fund, you are trusting someone to invest in the stock market for you. Because of this, you want to be sure this person knows what he or she is doing. Also, you want to make sure that this person is not charging you too much to manage your money for you. Mutual funds fees are "hidden," in the sense that they do not charge you an upfront fee but rather a percentage of the amount of money in your account. If this percentage is too high, you would do better just blindly picking stocks yourself. Here are five helpful tips for choo

SBI Magnum Tax gain gives the dual benefit to investors for investing in a mutual fund (to get higher returns) and claiming tax benefit under Section 80C. With standard deviation of 22.13, SBI Magnum... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Perhaps you have heard that 75% of actively managed mutual funds will fail to keep pace with the general market over any significant period of time. Well, you heard right. With history as my guide, I can confidently proclaim that the vast majority of mutual funds will underperform the market over the next five years.There are a number of reasons for this. Let's look at a few:1. Mutual funds are often overdiversified.A diversified mutual fund must hold a minimum of 20 stocks, with many funds owning over 100 or even a thousand individual securities. As you might imagine it's difficult to reap the rewards of a big winner if it represents 1% of your total assets. Furthermore, who has 100 or 1000 good investment ideas at any time. Of course that's not the only reason funds fail to outperform th

Author: Mika Hamilton Years ago trading was usually an activity carried out by wealthy individuals from families that had likely been wealthy for generations. It wasn’t uncommon for the corporations of old to be owned and controlled by the members of a single family. However, over time the markets began to accommodate institutions comprised of groups [...]

Vivek Malhotra has posed a question that why do we need to pay double charges for mutual fund managers twice?sorry Vivek for not posting till date if you observe my blog has an small technical problem due to which I could not see your commentI thought that I could not buy stocks Russian, Brazillian, chinese and other companies so I thought I would pay for the portfolio manager instead it has nothing to do with short term in fact if it's long term then you have to consider performance of these economiesIf you have access to international markets then you can directly pay to them

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First time investors in Mutual Funds act in the face of imperfect information and often get overwhelmed by uncertainties characterizing the investment situation. But there’s more to Mutual Fund investing than market timing.First things first..The first thing an aspiring unit holder must do is to establish what type of portfolio he wants to build. In other words, to decide the right asset allocation. Asset allocation is a method that determines how you invest your money in different investments with the proper mix of various asset classes. Remember, the type or class of security you own i.e. equity, debt or money market, is much more important than the particular security itself.The popular thumb rule for asset allocation says that whatever the investor’s age, he should keep that percen

Everybody talks about mutual funds, but what exactly are they? Are they like shares in a company, or are they like bonds and fixed deposits? Will I lose all my money in funds or will I become an overnight millionaire? Big questions that get answered in just five minutes. Read on.What is a mutual fund?A mutual fund is a pool of money that is invested according to a common investment objective by an asset management company (AMC). The AMC offers to invest the money of hundreds of investors according to a certain objective - to keep money liquid or give a regular income or grow the money long term. Investors buy a scheme if it fits in with their investment goals, like getting a regular income now or letting the money accumulate over the long term. Investors pay a small fraction of their total

Many people want to know how to compare mutual funds to make the right decision. There are obviously many factors at work here. First of all, you need to determine if investing in this vehicle is right or you. Generally speaking, a mutual fund is for people who aren’t very financially educated, and really don’t have [...]

Welcome to a new year of Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs. Last year (2007) saw a lot of volatility in the markets and to summarize the Dow Jones Index gained 6.4%, the S&P 500 rose 3.5% and the Nasdaq gained 9.8%. I'm sure your eager to know about HMF returns. The HMFs recommended on 12/1/2006 have ......(drum roll please)..... GAINED 13.27% Category Returns Hot Mutual Funds and ETFs Recommendations All data as of 12/31/2007. Next update before 2/15/2008ETFs listed in GreenMutual Funds listed in YellowHot Large Cap ETFs & Mutual FundsNameCategory1Month3MonthYTD1Year3Year5YearInitInvestRatingNetAssetsInceptionStdDevSharpeRatioUltra QQQ ProSharesLarge Blend  22.4522.45    892.47M  PowerShares Aerospace & DefenseLarge Growth  22.2822.28   &nb

If you've seen a huge drop in your mutual funds over the last few days, DON'T PANIC!!! What's happening is that a number of mutual funds are making their annual required disbursements of dividends. For the investor unfamiliar with this (like I was last year) it can be a scary thing to see your investments seemingly plummet downward at double-digit percentage rates. If you wait a few days, you should see a reinvestment of the dividend amount into your account. Here's the Process Fund shares are sold at what's know as the Net Asset Value, (NAV).  Each day at the end of trading, the stocks, bonds, cash, and other assets of the fund are calculated at their market value(s). That's the NAV for the day. This is also why mutual funds don't report share price changes until after market close. The assets of the fund pay returns back to the fund; stocks pay dividends to the fund, etc. These dividends stay in the fund as cash which causes the fund price to rise (more value beca