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Fund operated by an investment company that raises money from shareholders and invests it in stocks, bonds, options, commodities or money market
Mutual funds are pools of money that are managed by an investment company. They offer investors a variety of goals, depending on the fund and its investment charter. Some funds, for example, seek to generate income on a regular basis. Others seek to preserve an investor's money.
A pool of money managed by an investment company.
An open-end investment company that offers the investor the benefits of portfolio diversification (provides greater safety and reduced volatility), and professional management. The shares are redeemable on demand at their net asset value.
An investment entity that pools shareholder or unitholder funds and invests in arious securities. The units or shares are redeemable by the fund on demand by the investor. The value of the underlying assets of the fund influences the current price of units.
A type of investment in which the money of many investors is pooled together to buy a portfolio of different securities. The fund is managed by professional(s) who invest in stocks, bonds, options, money market instruments or other securities.
A professionally managed, diversified investment that enables investors to pool money with other investors. A diversified investment such as a mutual fund may reduce vulnerability to a major decline in any one market or sector than ownership of a single security.