Investment In Mutual Funds With Special Reference To Faculties Of Dibrugarh University

Abstract

The present study is designed, taking into consideration the Mutual fund Investment by the faculty members of the Dibrugarh University. A “mutual fund” is a company that pools money from many investors and invests the combined holdings in a single portfolio of securities that is professionally managed. Tomanage risk, the fund’s manager attempts to diversify the fund’s investments according to the fund’s investment objective.Small investors face a lot of problems in the share market, limited re-sources, lack of professional advice, lack of information etc. Mutual funds have come as a much needed help to these investors.  It is a special type of institutional device or an investment vehicle through which the investorspool their savings which are to be invested under the guidance of a team ofexperts in wide variety of portfolios of corporate securities in such a way,so as to minimise risk, while ensuring safety and steady return on investment.  It forms an important part of the capital market, providing the benefits of a diversified portfolio and expert fund management to a large number, particularly small investors.