You can earn money from your investment in three ways:
1. Dividend Payments — A fund may earn income in the form of dividends and interest on the securities in its portfolio. The fund then pays its shareholders nearly all of the income (minus disclosed expenses) it has earned in the form of dividends.
2. Capital Gains Distributions — The price of the securities a fund owns may increase. When a fund sells a security that has increased in price, the fund has a capital gain. At the end of the year, most funds distribute these capital gains (minus any capital losses) to investors.
3. Increased NAV — If the market value of a fund's portfolio increases after deduction of expenses and liabilities, then the value (NAV) of the fund and its shares increases. The higher NAV reflects the higher value of your investment.
With respect to dividend payments and capital gains distributions, funds usually will give you a choice: the fund can send you a check or other form of payment, or you can have your dividends or distributions reinvested in the fund to buy more shares (often without paying an additional sales load).
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Monday, January 18, 2010
some of the fees you should be aware of before investing in mutual fund
just like in any other business, investment in mutual fund requires some certain service charges, this charges are called fees. so, before you embark into investment in mutual fund.
MANAGEMENT CHARGE: this is usually the amount that is paid to the fund administrators for their professional advices.this charge must be below one percent of your investment.
CUSTODIAN CHARGE: this is the amount of money that is paid to the trustee (ie the keeper of your mutual fund investment) of your account . this should be about one tenth of one percent of your total investment in the fund.
SALES CHARGES: like it's name, this is amount of money that a broker charges in the sale of your mutual fund assets. this fees usually ranges from one to eight percent of your total investment and varies from broker to broker. also, in some brokerage firm your sale charges depends on the size of your account which means that the more big your account size is the lesser your sales charges.
CONTINGENT DIFFERED SALE CHARGES are charges that is levied on an account to discourage movement in and out of funds by investors. Generally this is between one to five percent of the amount, and they apply from 1 to 6 years of the initial purchase of account and are usually on a declining scale.
12-B1 DISTRIBUTION PLAN allow fees to be assessed over the life of the investment to compensate the distributor of the fund. These range from .25 to 1.25% of the average net asset value per year. redemption fees are extremely rare but may be charged; generally 1-2% of the amount redeemed.
MANAGEMENT CHARGE: this is usually the amount that is paid to the fund administrators for their professional advices.this charge must be below one percent of your investment.
CUSTODIAN CHARGE: this is the amount of money that is paid to the trustee (ie the keeper of your mutual fund investment) of your account . this should be about one tenth of one percent of your total investment in the fund.
SALES CHARGES: like it's name, this is amount of money that a broker charges in the sale of your mutual fund assets. this fees usually ranges from one to eight percent of your total investment and varies from broker to broker. also, in some brokerage firm your sale charges depends on the size of your account which means that the more big your account size is the lesser your sales charges.
CONTINGENT DIFFERED SALE CHARGES are charges that is levied on an account to discourage movement in and out of funds by investors. Generally this is between one to five percent of the amount, and they apply from 1 to 6 years of the initial purchase of account and are usually on a declining scale.
12-B1 DISTRIBUTION PLAN allow fees to be assessed over the life of the investment to compensate the distributor of the fund. These range from .25 to 1.25% of the average net asset value per year. redemption fees are extremely rare but may be charged; generally 1-2% of the amount redeemed.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
the benefits of mutual funds investment.
Are you a novice who wants to start investing in funds? Have you invested in any market but have made little or nothing to show for it? Are you confused on the type of investment that will suit you? Are you planning your retirement and you are still looking for the type of fund to add to your retirement account. Or maybe you are looking for a more fund to add to your investment. If you are in any way among this group or connected to it, then mutual fund is your future, for in this plan, your success is guaranteed.
But before we move on to see how we can benefit from this bond fund, let us first understand what mutual fund is. Simply put a mutual fund is a type of investment in which individual investors pools their money together in an investment company who uses the pooled fund to purchase securities in from different companies. This securities and stocks purchased are now packaged into one portfolio, which belongs to the investors. There are many advantages, which an investor can get from his investment in money market funds, which are:
Starting an investment in open-end fund is very cheap
, in some mutual fund company, an investor can start an investment with as little as 50$. This makes it very cheap when compared to other individual stocks and bonds in the market. Because of this cheap nature, everybody no-matter your income class can go into it. Although, to get a very good return from this investment you have to put in much fund, but also, relatively anyone with a good investment knowledge base can still win in this market.
Also, mutual fund has an easy entry. (. I.e. it is easy to start). Anyone can open a money account with his broker and start investing within a day. It does not require so much paper work for one to enter into. Additionally, it does not require much management. You can even leave the management of your account to your fund manager without you doing anything about the fund, especially those who don’t have time. It also doesn’t require much knowledge before you start this investment. What you should know is just the market word registers, the do’s and don’ts of the market and when to buy and sell to maximize your profit. All these make it an easy fund to go into.
Also, mutual fund investment is an investment in a very diversified market with an interest in international co-operations, this is because due to the relatively large fund running in excess of about 500 billion dollars so, many sectors of the economy are invested in countries also. And because it is invested in very large number of securities, sectors and countries, an investor has a stake every part in which the portfolio he is investing in reaches, which includes countries, companies and co-operations. Furthermore, since anyone who invested in mutual fund has a stake, it then does not really matter much your amount of holding is, because you will still get the same unit advantage with a rich investor.
Additionally, since mutual fund is an investment in very diversified market, the high risk involved in individual stock is spread between all the stocks, bonds and securities in a mutual fund portfolio and also between investors. This makes any loss to be minimum when compared to losses in other funds. This makes mutual fund investment a good and reliable way of investment, because your initial capital will be intact.
Lastly, an investor in any mutual fund can enter and exit from his portfolio at any point in time. This makes a very suitable option for short time investors. This also ensures that you can withdraw from your investment at anytime, which makes it a very powerful tool for maximizing profit and reducing lost. And for investors who can’t hold their investment longer than necessary.
Finally having seen the many numerous merits associated with mutual fund investment, I sincerely believe that mutual fund investment is one of the best packages that will guarantee you maximum before profit than any other type of investment with all things being equal. So consider it when making any future investment plans. To your success.
But before we move on to see how we can benefit from this bond fund, let us first understand what mutual fund is. Simply put a mutual fund is a type of investment in which individual investors pools their money together in an investment company who uses the pooled fund to purchase securities in from different companies. This securities and stocks purchased are now packaged into one portfolio, which belongs to the investors. There are many advantages, which an investor can get from his investment in money market funds, which are:
Starting an investment in open-end fund is very cheap
, in some mutual fund company, an investor can start an investment with as little as 50$. This makes it very cheap when compared to other individual stocks and bonds in the market. Because of this cheap nature, everybody no-matter your income class can go into it. Although, to get a very good return from this investment you have to put in much fund, but also, relatively anyone with a good investment knowledge base can still win in this market.
Also, mutual fund has an easy entry. (. I.e. it is easy to start). Anyone can open a money account with his broker and start investing within a day. It does not require so much paper work for one to enter into. Additionally, it does not require much management. You can even leave the management of your account to your fund manager without you doing anything about the fund, especially those who don’t have time. It also doesn’t require much knowledge before you start this investment. What you should know is just the market word registers, the do’s and don’ts of the market and when to buy and sell to maximize your profit. All these make it an easy fund to go into.
Also, mutual fund investment is an investment in a very diversified market with an interest in international co-operations, this is because due to the relatively large fund running in excess of about 500 billion dollars so, many sectors of the economy are invested in countries also. And because it is invested in very large number of securities, sectors and countries, an investor has a stake every part in which the portfolio he is investing in reaches, which includes countries, companies and co-operations. Furthermore, since anyone who invested in mutual fund has a stake, it then does not really matter much your amount of holding is, because you will still get the same unit advantage with a rich investor.
Additionally, since mutual fund is an investment in very diversified market, the high risk involved in individual stock is spread between all the stocks, bonds and securities in a mutual fund portfolio and also between investors. This makes any loss to be minimum when compared to losses in other funds. This makes mutual fund investment a good and reliable way of investment, because your initial capital will be intact.
Lastly, an investor in any mutual fund can enter and exit from his portfolio at any point in time. This makes a very suitable option for short time investors. This also ensures that you can withdraw from your investment at anytime, which makes it a very powerful tool for maximizing profit and reducing lost. And for investors who can’t hold their investment longer than necessary.
Finally having seen the many numerous merits associated with mutual fund investment, I sincerely believe that mutual fund investment is one of the best packages that will guarantee you maximum before profit than any other type of investment with all things being equal. So consider it when making any future investment plans. To your success.
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