Mutual funds
Efficient diversification in mutual funds reduces investment risk materially in comparison to the risk involved in an individual security. As large investors mutual funds are also able to operate in investment market segments which usually cannot be accessed by individual investors.
Mutual fund alternatives
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A service where assets are automatically transferred from a payment account into a fixed-income fund and back. |
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The average expected return on cash assets can be increased by investing part of the funds in fixed-income funds. |
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A balanced fund is an investment portfolio diversified across fixed-income and equity markets. |
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Long-term returns can be increased by increasing the proportion of equity investments with a higher return. |
