PSC Class 1-2 Exam Study Material Part – 10 - Science And Technology.
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mutual fund company is an investment company that receives money from
investors for the sole purpose to invest in stocks, bonds, and other
securities for the benefit of the investors. A mutual fund is the
portfolio of stocks, bonds, or other securities that generate profits
for the investor, or shareholder of the mutual fund. A mutual fund
allows an investor with less money to diversify his holdings for greater
safety and to benefit from the expertise of professional fund managers.
Mutual funds are generally safer, but less profitable, than stocks, and
riskier, but more profitable than bonds or bank accounts, although its
profit-risk profile can vary widely, depending on the fund's investment
objective.
Most
mutual funds are open-end funds, which sells new shares continuously or
buys them back from the shareholder (redeems them), dealing directly
with the investor (no-load funds) or through broker-dealers, who receive
the sales load of a buy or sell order. The purchase price is the net
asset value (NAV) at the end of the trading day, which is the total
assets of the fund minus its liabilities divided by the number of shares
outstanding for that day.
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