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Like in the US and Japan, mutual funds are becoming an indispensable investment avenue for Indian investors. This comprehensive handbook by an expert lays out the working of Indian mutual funds, their operational and regulatory mechanisms, the advantages and limitations of investing in them along with sensible approaches to personal financial planning. The author's experience of handling hundreds of training programmes ensures an engaging and easy to understand approach to mastering the subject.
Highlights
- Benefits of investing in mutual funds; how they compare with other investment avenues
- The different types of equity, debt, balanced and liquid schemes available for investment and the rewards and risks each one entails
- NAV what it reveals, its calculation and finer nuances
- The costs of investing in mutual funds loads, expenses and management fee
- Investing in gold, real-estate and art through mutual funds
- The safety net of mutual fund investing information disclosure and investor protection stipulated by SEBI
- Financial and wealth planning based on investment needs and goals, life stage and risk tolerance.
About The Author
Sudarshan Sukhani was introduced to technical analysis in his late twenties when he read the book, Technical Analysis of Stock Trends by Edwards and Magee. He became a part-time investor, keeping charts manually, with pencil and graph paper. On a visit to the USA in 1988, he acquired the book Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets by John Murphy. This book introduced him to the world of computer based trading, with indicators, trading strategies, waves, cycles, scans, and more. In 1993, he changed careers and became a full time trader and developer of technical analysis software. Since 1999, when the first business TV broadcasts in India started with CNBC-TV18, he has appeared on thousands of market shows on CNBC-TV18 and Awaaz (Hindi language channel), providing in-depth and real-time analysis to investors and traders.
Sudarshan holds seminars for investors and traders all over India. He has presented more than fifty seminars on different aspects of technical analysis. In addition, he has participated in more than thirty investor camps throughout India, organized by CNBC-TV18 and ET-Now. Sudarshan is President of the Association of Technical Analysts, India (www.ataindia.org), the country's professional body for technical analysts, which is affiliated to the International Federation of Technical Analysts (www.ifta.org). He is a Chartered Financial Technician (CFTe), a recognition given by IFTA.
Besides being a full time trader and regular TV guest, he writes a newsletter every day, reads as much as possible, remains involved in research and regularly interacts with individual traders and investors.
Sudarshan lives with his wife, Usha, in New Delhi. His business website is: www.s2analytics.com and he blogs regularly at www.sudarshanonline.com.
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