Study on Mutual Fund Performance and Factors Affecting Mutual Fund Investments by Retail Investors in Eastern U. P.
Keywords:
Factors affecting mutual fund investment, Investors risk analysis, Investment pattern of retail investors, Mutual fund performance, Retail investorsAbstract
This paper analyse mutual fund performance in current scenario and the investment behaviour of retail investors of eastern U.P. (INDIA). As we know mutual fund investments are subject to market risk. Investors with different temperament have different way of investing having the different objective of investment. Investors with different sentiment have the different investment objective. If we talk about the risk taking ability of the investors there are three types of investors exist in the market. Investors who can take the risk are known as risk taker. Those who cannot take enough risk are risk averter and some of the investors take calculative risk depending upon the past scenario also comes under the average category. Investors with different risk taking ability have the different objectives of mutual fund investment.
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