In case of mutual funds, the investments of different investors are pooled to form a common investible corpus and gain/loss to all investors during a given period are same for all investors while in case of portfolio management scheme, the investments of a particular investor remains identifiable to him. Here the gain or loss of all the investors will be different from each other.

While the concept remains the same of collecting money from investors, pooling them and investing the funds, the target investors are different. In the case of portfolio management the target investors are high networth investors while in case of mutual funds the target investors are the retail investors.

For the guidance of the investors our web site is giving a detailed analyses of the forthcoming schemes of different mutual funds .You can visit www.karvy.com and click on the Mutual Fund Monitor to get such information on forthcoming scheme openings.

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Annual management fees are usually allocated from the fund on a daily basis and will not constitute an out-of-pocket expense for investors. They vary among different types of funds.

Investors should not assume some companies having the name "mutual benefit" as mutual funds. These companies do not come under the purview of SEBI. On the other hand, mutual funds can mobilize funds from the investors by launching schemes only after getting registered with SEBI as mutual funds.

A mutual fund scheme can be classified into open-ended scheme or close-ended scheme depending on its maturity period. open-ended fund or scheme is one that is available for subscription and repurchase on a continuous basis. These schemes do not have a fixed maturity period. Investors can conveniently buy and sell units at Net Asset Value (NAV) related prices which are declared on a daily basis. The key feature of open-end schemes is liquidity.

The world of mutual funds can be divided into four general types: Growth; Income; Tax-Free Income; and Money Market Funds. Within these general categories, there are wide variations in the strategies employed by portfolio managers to achieve a particular fund’s investment objectives. Growth-oriented funds typically invest primarily in stocks and seek capital growth through price appreciation of the securities in their portfolios.

Financial planning differs from portfolio management in basic objectives. Financial Planning involves analyzing your current and projected monetary situation to manage your lifestyle and future financial goals. Portfolio management involves trying to obtain higher returns from investible surplus. Thus, portfolio management is in some sense a subset of financial planning. The fee structure is also different.

Dividend is not paid-out under a Growth Plan and the investor realises only the capital appreciation on the investment (by an increase in NAV). Dividend plans of schemes carry an additional option for reinvestment of income distribution. This is referred to as the dividend reinvestment plan.

Yes, the mutual funds used in the AlphaProfit model portfolios can be purchased on margin if the account type allows such purchases. A sound mutual fund investing strategy takes into account both risk and return potential of different types of mutual funds. The choice of the model portfolio you may wish to track with your assets depends on your financial situation and goals.

Sure, but you will have to manually enter a complete EOD quote (OHLCV). Some people think this is sort of a redundant effort, since many fund managers use technical analysis on the underlying stocks, anyway. Lots of others do it, though. Each could involve a number of different data formats, depending upon just what is available, or usable: complete/partial exchanges, portfolios, intra-day and/or EOD quotes, indices, histories, etc., are all possible.

A mutual fund refers to a collective investment scheme under which professional fund managers pool money from individual investors and manage it according to pre-set investment objectives. The investment objectives can range from maximizing capital gains to maintaining a stable stream of income, and from beating inflation to preserving capital.

Ideally, your fund roster should have more players than a basketball team but no more than a baseball team. For your starting five, a diversified lineup would be funds representing these types of stocks: large, fast-growing companies; smaller fast-growing companies; large companies selling at bargain prices; smaller companies selling as bargains; and foreign companies.

Yes, you may redeem shares of one Driehaus Mutual Fund and use the proceeds to purchase shares in another Driehaus Mutual Fund. This is a taxable transaction if the money is not invested in an IRA.

Portfolio management is a facility provided for the clients to maintain their stocks holding and update themselves about the status of their portfolio. You can maintain multiple portfolios. It has also a facility to intimate you by email the High and Low trigger price set by you. Besides giving you the status of each holding with respect to the current price it also gives a summary of the portfolio.

The securities in a UIT are professionally selected to meet a stated investment objective, such as growth, income, or capital appreciation. UITs employ a "buy-and-hold" investment strategy: once the trust's portfolio is selected, its securities typically will not be sold or new ones bought, unlike mutual funds.

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