in mutual finds what's open-ended funds?
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Open-ended is non-negotiable, redeemable and always open to new investors.\n\nNon-negotiable means you can not trade it in the market like close-ended funds.\n\nRedeemable means the mutual fund company will buy back your shares at NAV when you want to redeem your investment.
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The cheapest and often best way to buy funds is to deal directly with a 100% no-load mutual fund company. If you find a fund that interests you, call the company and ask for a prospectus and application. With true no-loads you pay no sales charges, exit fees or other charges. Load funds can charge from .5 to 9 percent in sales charges plus other charges. These sales charges are deducted directly from your initial investment and subsequent deposits. The Investors Alliance feels that most investors should buy directly from the fund company and purchase no-load funds or low-load (less than 3 percent sales charge) funds. Keep in mind also that if you buy no-load funds through a broker instead of directly by mail, you still must pay a broker's commission.
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mutual funds are pools of money, invested in varying amounts by a large number of people. the money is invested according to a specific objective. a professional fund manager runs the fund and sees to it that the investments are in accordance witht he stated objective of the fund. these types of investments have enabled small investors to purchase diversified portfolios with the use of professional managers.
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The answer is exchange traded funds. Click the first link below to see these funds.\n\nFor trading strategies using various types of funds, click the second link.
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Try some of these links:\n\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&oi=defmore&defl=en&q=define:Mutual+fund\nhttp://www.mfea.com/\nhttp://www.guardfamily.org/B06/B0601/A0001_D/glossary/bhs04_glossary.html
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A mutual fund is a form of collective investment that pools money from many investors and invests the money in stocks, bonds, short-term money-market instruments, and/or other securities. Legally known (in the US) as an "open-end company," a mutual fund is one of three basic types of investment companies available in the US.\n\nThe portfolio manager trades the fund's underlying securities, realizing a gain or loss, and collects the dividend or interest income. The investment proceeds are then passed along to the individual investors. There are more mutual funds than there are individual stocks.
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Mutual funds are actively mangaged...ie, the manager takes everyone's money , pools it, and buys and sells whatever stocks seem like decent buys.\n\nETFs tend to be pretty static, ie, not alot of change in the makeup of them.\n\nETF's prices change throughout the day as the underlying stocks change price. Theoretically, you could buy in the morning and sell in the afternoon and have 2 different prices. Mutual funds TEND to get priced once a day, after the closing bell.\n\nWith much less turnover, you won't get capital gains distributions from ETFs like you would mutual funds.\n\nETFs trade like stocks...but they are "stocks" made up of other stocks.\n\nETFs are really popular now and getting more popular. Expenses TEND to be lower...if you can find some you like...that might be the route to go.
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There are two types of mutual funds.  Front end load mutual funds and no load mutual funds.  The load mutual funds have about a 5.75% sales charge added to the fund.  If you buy funds through a bank, chances are excellent they will suggest a load mutual fund because that generates income for them.  No load mutual funds do not contain a sales charge.  Generally they are sold directly by mutual fund companies and through many on line stock brokers.\n\nJust because a fund has a load does not necessarily mean that it is a bad investment.  Some of those funds have performed excellently and generally they have a lower expense ratios.  Enough lower that over a five year period you will make up the difference in the front end load.  \n\nThere are also closed end funds that are traded like stocks. Many Index funds fall into that category.  Most banks will be happy to sell you these funds because they receive a brokerage commission just like when they sell stocks. \n\nFund companies such as Royce,  Fidelity, Vanguard, and most others have internet sites where you can read about the funds they offer, down load the application forms and then order the funds.  You can then afterwards log onto their sites, check on how your funds are doing and even redeem your shares. \n\nYahoo finance and Forbes both offer mutual fund screening tools to help you find good funds.  Those sites however do not evaluate closed end funds.  You have to go to special internet sites to find out information about those.  Don't know why?
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In simplest terms, mutual funds are just groups of investments.  They can be stocks, or bonds, or a combination of the two.  They can even be investments in real estate (REITs).\n\nIn an active mutual fund, a fund manager decides what to purchase for the fund.  In a stock fund, the manager picks the stocks to buy in hopes that the stocks will go up.  In bond fund, he picks bonds.  In some funds, the manager has the option of choosing between both stock and bonds.  He may even decide buy nothing if he can't find anything worth buying, keeping cash on hand until he finds something worthwhile to buy.\n\nIn an index fund, a fund manager's main job is just to buy the stocks or bonds in an index.  For example, in an S&P 500 stock fund, the manager's job is to buy all the stocks in S&P 500 and hold them.
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A fund that is not open to the public for purchase or ownership. A group of investors put capital in and invest it to make $$$$.
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Morningstar is a nice resource, but remember it is strictly backwards-looking analysis. Kiplingers is OK but is biased towards no loads. (There is a recent study out in the Journal of Financial Planning {October, 2005} that challenges the idea that index funds always outperform actively managed funds.\n\nHere's what I start with when looking for a fund to fill an asset category:\nPerformance relative to peers\nAsset size (Avoid the bloated funds)\nManager Tenure (Great 5 & 10 year numbers mean little if the manager has only been there for 2 years)\nFee structure\n\nThe important thing to remember is to allocate your assets in a manner in line with your time horizon and risk tolerance and DON'T CHASE PERFORMANCE. This years winners are not usually on the top of the heap next year.\n\nIt is never a bad idea to consult a financial planner, either.
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Reliance can be a good option because the fund liquidity is maximum as they provide you ATM cum Debit card, from where you can get your money refunded anytime.
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Mutual Funds are public, hedge funds are private.  Both require groups of investors, but hedge funds have few investors.
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There are a number of mutual funds in India... The list is enless.. cant be written here... Regarding wothdrawl, you can do it whenever u want but most of the mutual funds keep some exit load if you withdraw before certain time. (Normally 6 months).. There is another class of Mutual Funds called ELSS which have a lockin of 3 years i.e u cant withdraw before three years.. But from the next financial onwards, they will become close-ended. \n\nThere are lot sites that can list all the mutual funds and their technical analysis. My favourites are:\nwww.moneycontrol.com\nwww.valueresearchonline.com\nwww.sharekhan.com\nwww.icicidirect.com\n\n\n..the list is endless..\nStart exploring with these sites, you will get a great deal of knowledge...
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Most of the mutual funds from big names firms are overpriced and underperform. Check out the performance and fees from the fund you bought with its peers. You could use the fund comparison tool at Vanguard.com or one of many discount brokers. I bet you find that Smith Barney takes a big chunk of your investment as fees and commissions and underperforms as well.\n\nread bobbrinker.com website for more unbiased views on investing and no load mutual funds. Also Growth Fund Research Inc. has an incredible recent track record in mutual fund advisory. NO LOADS>
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Mutual fund shares of a class available to institutional investors. Institutional shares carry no load or 12b-1 fees. also called institutional shares.
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A mutual fund is a collection of some kind of investment, usually stocks. They’re extremely popular. Your parents own at least one mutual fund if they’ve ever worked at a company. Mutual funds work like this: You pick a fund you like (e.g., growth, value, technology, international…), buy shares of the fund, and let a money manager pick the stocks he thinks will yield the best return. In exchange for this diversification and his expertise, you pay an annual fee. \n\nAdvantages: Hands-off approach means an expert money manager makes investment decisions for you. Mutual fund (ostensibly) holds many varied stocks, so if one company tanks, your fund doesn’t go down with it (i.e., it’s “diversified”).\n\nDisadvantages: Annual fees can equal tens of thousands of dollars or more (!) over the lifetime of an investment. If you invest in two mutual funds, they may overlap in investments, yielding a less-diversified portfolio than you really think. In other words, if both funds hold Microsoft and Microsoft tanks, you get hit twice. Although you’re paying an expert to manage your money, they rarely beat the market—the mutual fund industry’s dirty secret!\n\nMuch more clear info in the link below :)