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Concept of a mutual fund. A common pool of money into which investors place their contribution This money is to be invested according to the pre-stated objectives of the fund
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Concept of a mutual fund • A common pool of money into which investors place their contribution • This money is to be invested according to the pre-stated objectives of the fund • Ownership of the fund is joint or mutual amongst all investors - equivalent to the contribution made as a proportion of the overall fund • Ownership through holding of units at NAV
AMC Savings Investments Trust Units Unit holders Returns Registrar Trust SEBI Custodian AMC How does a Mutual Fund work?
Portfolio Diversification Professional Management Reduction of Risk Reduction of Transaction Costs Convenience & Flexibility Liquidity Access to Information Advantages of Mutual Funds
Daily sale/purchase • No fixed maturity • Fund is “secondary market” Open-ended • Sale during IPO • Fixed Maturity • SE is secondary market Closed-ended • Periodic sale / purchase • No fixed maturity • SE is also secondary market Interval Type of Funds, as per structure …
Equity Debt Money Market Equity Funds Index Funds Sector Funds Fixed Income Funds Money Market Mutual Funds Balanced Funds Liquid Funds Type of Funds, as per investment objective…
Investment horizon 3 years Days 1 year Risk Profile… Sectoral Funds Diversified Equity Funds Risk Balanced Funds MIPs Gilt Funds Income Funds Short Term Plans Floating Rate Funds Money Market Returns
Tax Benefits in Mutual Funds • Dividends Tax Free in the hands of investors for all type of MF schemes • There will be Dividend Distribution Tax Debt Funds … Individuals 12.50% Corporates 20.00% Surcharge 10.00% from FY2005-06 Effective tax rate is much lower than on interest of bank FD for higher tax bracket Individuals and Corporate investors • Dividend Tax Free for all Equity and Balanced schemes
Tax Benefits in Mutual Funds • Interest on all investment avenues(except PPF) would be taxable as section 80L (up to Rs.12000 of interest income exempted up to FY2004-05) scraped. Interest is taxable @33.66%; Capital gain tax @10%; DDT @14.025% for Individual taxpayers(FY2005-06)
Tax Benefits in Mutual Funds • Capital Gain Tax - For Equity / Balanced Funds LT Capital Gain Tax Nil ST Capital Gain Tax @ 10% - For Debt Funds LT Capital Gain Tax @ 10% ST Capital Gain Tax Tax bracketof Investors • Deduction upto Rs. 1 lakh available u/s 80C for investment in ELSS from FY2005-06
Overview of Systematic Investment Plans
What is Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) • SIP is recurring investment with frequency of weekly, fortnightly, monthly, quarterly • SIP help you to buy more when market falls • SIP help you to buy less when market rises • Thus market fluctuations will get averaged • In most possible case you will get higher return than one time investment
At 7.7% - 1.34 crores Postal Recurring At 12% - 3.08 crores SIP in Balance Funds At 15% - SIP in Equity Funds 5.63 crores Powerof Compounding • Rs. 10,000 invested every month for a period of 30 years