The word finance was originally a French word. In the 18th century, it was adapted by English speaking communities to mean the management of money. Today, finance is not merely a word but it has emerged into an academic discipline of greater significance and now it is an organized branch of Economics.
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Financial management emerged as a distinct field of study around 20th century. Its evolution is divided into three broad phases:
Traditional phase – This phase started from 1920 and lasted till 1940. During this phase focus was mainly on below aspects: …
Fixed Assets – Assets which are purchased for the purpose of operating of the business but not for the resale. Ex.- land, building, machinery, furniture, car etc. …
Have primarily equities or similar higher risk investments, weighted toward aggressive growth, small company and international investments.
An aggressive portfolio may be suitable for you if you:
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The benefits of spreading one’s exposure (diversification across asset classes, sectors, countries etc) in any investment activity are well chronicled. What is less highlighted is the benefit arising out of spreading the timing of one’s actions. …
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We all know, Investment in Mutual Funds does not eliminate risk, rather it spreads risk among various securities. The success in the form of better return from mutual funds will depend upon understanding and the tolerance by the investors of the following categories of risk: …
Mutual funds can also be broadly classified into three distinguishable types as per class of investments Objectives:
The objective of a Growth Fund Scheme is to provide capital appreciation over the medium to long term. These schemes normally invest a major portion of their funds in equities and are willing to bear short-term decline in value for possible future appreciation in the net asset value of the scheme. These schemes are suitable for investors seeking growth over the long term. …
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A mutual fund is a pooled vehicle to pool money from investors, with a promise that the money would be invested in a particular manner, by professional managers.
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