In The US and Uk , people purchase mutual funds thru which channel Individual Distributors or thru Banks etc?
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Brokerage houses and banks like JP Morgan, and Merill Lynch.
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Of course, your question depends which country you are in.  I'll assume U.S., but if it is somewhere else, the answer will be different.  In the U.S. you can always buy shares of some of the larger stocks if they have ADR's issued.  I've provided a link for the BNY ADR list.\n\nBut to trade any stocks, whether U.S. or foreign, you want an account with a broker, such as Ameritrade or Scottrade, not with a bank normally.  A lot of banks do have some ability to offer brokerage services, but they're usually not the best resources for that.
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sponsor puts together a basket of stocks or bonds and sells units to the public. sponsor takes management fees and the firm that sells it to you takes a big fat commission. usually not as liquid as a mutual fund or ETF. not the best way to invest your money.
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For us little people, I find the best way to invest is with no-load mutual fund accounts.  That way there are no charges or fees either up front or when you eventually sell out.  Also professional managers take care of the investing and do much better than we could ever do.  Second, I find the best way is to make the investment LONG TERM, let it sit no matter and over time I have found my investments always do well.  May I suggest a conservative long time company:  Lord Abbett Affiliated Fund has been excellent for me.
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http://www.schwab.com/public/schwab/research_strategies/mutual_funds?cmsid=P-980434&lvl1=research_strategies&lvl2=mutual_funds\n\nIf this is too specific just go to http://www.schwab.com, click on Research then click on 'Mutual Funds'.
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Many companies sell their stock directly through direct stock purchase plans (sometimes called DRIPS)..  These plans typically charge no commission (although some charge small commissions) and typically offer free reinvestment of dividends.\n\nA potential list of about 700 companies with links to the respective company websites is available at http://www.wall-street.com/directlist.html  Look for the investor relations or direct stock purchase plan link at these company websites.\n\nAn example company is Yum Brands (Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, etc.).  The info is at http://www.yum.com/investors/direct.asp\n\nOther sources of information on this subject are available at Better Investing http://www.betterinvesting.org/ \nBetter Investing low cost investing http://www.betterinvesting.org/about/lowcost/\nDrip Investor http://www.dripinvestor.com/index.asp\nAAII Journal June 2006 issue with a Guide to Direct Purchase Plans (possibly available at your library)
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mutual funds are pools of money, invested in varying amounts by a large number of people. the money is invested according to a specific objective. a professional fund manager runs the fund and sees to it that the investments are in accordance witht he stated objective of the fund. these types of investments have enabled small investors to purchase diversified portfolios with the use of professional managers.
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Since every individual cannot become expert for trading in stock market and making large money due to lack of time and expertise.Due to this limitation the concept of Mutual Fund (MF) has come into picture.\n\nMF is a trust created by a trustee. For eg. In india Reliance Mutual fund is created by Reliance Capital who is a trustee. That MF collects funds from retail individuals and invest in the market. For doing this MF hires Fund Managers called FMC. They are group of experts who form a company and render services to any individual MF. They will be paid for their services. And when the retail investor request for redemption of funds. The MF sells the shares to that extent and return the money to the individual. The valuation is based on NAV (Net Asset Value). This figure is calculated everyday on the basis of the value of whole portfolio at the end of everyday. So the day when you invest the money will be converted to units (not shares) at that day's NAV and then when you sell those units will be muntiplied by the NAV on selling day and gives you money back. \n\nHope I am clear and elaborate enough.
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Mutual Funds are public, hedge funds are private.  Both require groups of investors, but hedge funds have few investors.
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I started by starting a Mutual Fund and having the bank deduct a certain amout from my account each month. Then later I started buying individual stocks later on. Has worked well for me.
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I hope this website can give youn some information that helps Non Resident Indians to do investments in Indian Mutual Funds online with lowest commissions.\n\nhttp://www.nriinvestindia.com/\nhttp://www.nriinvestindia.com/how_to_invest_indian_mutual_funds.html.html\nK.Girish
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It depends on the share class. There are A, B and C shares to almost every mutual fund. Each have a different fee structure.\n\nThis link below will help you...
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are you referring to the physical act of transferring the assets or the investment options after the transfer?\n\nanyway, prior answer Vanguard is great for mutual funds. if you are going to trade stocks, they are currently priced higher than most for commissions and they don't clear there own trades. I would look at Schwab/Fidelity/Tradeking/Ameritrade \nfor stocks & fund combinations.
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Almost all brokers offer a US dealing facility.  You will pay a little more than for UK trades and they will also ask you to sign a W8-BEN form before accepting any US orders.  That is a tax declaration required by the US authorities.  Once you're set up you can buy and sell online, just like you do with UK shares.\n\nIf you want really cheap trading you can open a US dollar account with a US broker.  I use TD Ameritrade, they have have always been excellent and I can buy and sell US shares at $9.99 per trade (about £6 per trade).  They have a special site for UK based investors.
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There are several ways. mutual funds that invest in India is the most obvious.  Closed end funds INF, IIF are two pure plays. INF sells at a healthy premium. \n\nT. Rowe Price has a mutual fund that is 19% invested in India PRASX. There are three pure play India mutual funds.\nETGIX Eaton Vance\nEMGIX Eaton Vance also\nMINDX Matthews\n\nThere are two EFT's with India exposure, but not much. \n\nEEM  about 5%\nADRE about 7%
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there are mutual funds with small initial investments. $500 for example. Some even less. That is a good way to start. I have included a link through Yahoo finance showing funds of that nature that are rated better than average by Moringstar. Yahoo sometimes does not provide correct information so you need to use this as a starting point and research a little furture. \n\nAnother way is to open an on line brokerage account and buy shares directly in good solid companies that have a good track record and pay dividend that have tended to increase over time, such as BAC, for example. But that is more risky without having at at least 5 and preferably 10 different stocks in your portfolio to reduce the risk of a piece of bad news causing disaster. You also have the option of buying exchange traded index funds. That is an inexpensive method to participate in general market trends. I personally do not like the idea, but a lot of people do.