| As the name indicates, Mutual Fund is a form | | | | * Real Estate Investment |
| of collective investment that allows | | | | |
| investors with similar investment objectives | | | | * Exchage Traded |
| to pool their savings. Then, this pool of | | | | |
| fund is invested in a portfolio of securities | | | | * Balanced |
| managed by investment professionals also | | | | |
| known as fund managers who are hired by the | | | | * Government Sponsored |
| company. | | | | |
| | | | * Syariah |
| Usually, returns that can be expected out of | | | | |
| the investment in mutual fund is a | | | | An investor has various options to invest in |
| combination of regular income payment (or a | | | | a mutual fund which includes: |
| distribution/dividend) and capital | | | | |
| appreciation. | | | | * Lump sum investment |
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| Sometimes known as Unit Trust, there are | | | | * Regular savings |
| various categories currently, including: | | | | |
| | | | * Reinvestment |
| * Equity | | | | |
| | | | Before an investor jumps into a unit trust |
| * Fixed Income | | | | investment, it would be wise for him/her to |
| | | | understand not only the advantages but also |
| * Money Market | | | | the disadvantages related to it. |
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