Shikhar Srivastava Shubhyan Banerjee Sudhir Katta Varun Malhotra
Shikhar Srivastava Shubhyan Banerjee Sudhir Katta Varun Malhotra
Risk Aversion
Risk Management
Mutual Funds
PROFIT METER
FUND11 DSPBR Equity HDFC Top 200 HDFC Equity Reliance Growth SBI M M Plus ICICI Prudential Dynamic F.D. 1Yr Return 45.98 37.66 51.34 45.80 40.57 44.52 08.25 3Yr Return 13.59 16.66 14.86 12.90 09.53 5Yr Return 28.09 27.92 27.89 26.46 25.65 7Yr Return 36.75 35.09 34.99 41.41 37.84 10Yr Return 23.01 27.82 28.28 33.21 16.56
08.80
11.69 08.2508.50
25.10
25.52 08.5009.00
40.79
33.24 09.0009.25
-----32.53 9.0011.00
Professional Management Diversification Potential Higher Return Vs other Avenues Low Costs Liquidity Transparency Flexibility Choice of schemes Tax benefits Well regulated
DISADVANTAGES OF MUTUAL FUNDS Management fees Exit Costs Potential poor performance Complicated tax reporting issues Potential market risk with all investments Aggressive or unethical sales personnel / practices
Draw up your asset allocation Financial goals & Time frame (Are you investing for retirement? A childs education? Or for current income? )
In terms of equity share and bond weightings, downside risk protection, tax benefits offered, dividend payout policy, sector focus
Check out past performance Performance of various funds with similar objectives for at least 3-5 years (managed well and provides consistent returns) Think hard about investing in sector funds For relatively aggressive investors Close touch with developments in sector, review portfolio regularly
Look for `load' costs Management fees, annual expenses of the fund and sales loads Does the fund change fund managers often? Look for size and credentials Asset size less than Rs. 25 Crores Diversify, but not too much