Mutual Fund Analysis
How to analyze best mutual funds?
- Financial journalists report the performance figures which they receive from the fund managers. The data could be used to analyze the performance of the mutual funds.
- Mutual Fund rating services collects good data regarding the performance of the funds and rate the mutual funds. The ratings can be used to analyze the performance of the funds.
Some of the mistakes that has to be avoided during mutual fund analysis are
- Benchmarking
- End Point Bias
Benchmarking
Improper benchmarking is the most common error made while analyzing the performance of the mutual fund. The performance should be analyzed with a proper bench mark of the manager’s true style.
End Point Bias
This is the other mistake made in performance analysis. Most of the funds recommended would have recently performed well recently. The statistics report and performance above benchmark creates a view that the fund has performed well consistently. While analyzing the returns should be calculated for the past 1, 3 or 5 years to evaluate the mutual fund performance.
Disclaimer:
“Mutual Funds and securities investments are subject to market risks and there is no assurance or guarantee that the objectives of the Scheme will be achieved. Please read the Statement of Additional Information and Scheme Information Document carefully before investing”.
“In Mutual Funds, the past performance is not guaranteed in future”.
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