• IMTIAZ BEGUM I

Mutual fund is a pool of money that is managed by professional managers and people generally invest in it due to various reasons like low risk, tax benefit, stable capital growth, diversification, etc. This study aims to find the objectives of retail investors for investing in Mutual funds, analyse riskiness of mutual fund schemes as per the retail investors and analyse the satisfaction level of the investors across the different types of mutual fund schemes. The study was carried out in the city of Bangalore, where datas of 150 respondents were collected through random sampling method. A structured questionnaire was formed to collect the data. To analyse the data Kuskal Wallis Test, Mann Whitney U Test and Cross Tabulation were done. The gender is found to be an influencing factor for investment in mutual funds and investing with the objective of fulfilling social obligations or profit motive. Males have found to be more of a risk takers than females. Contrary to the society’s beliefs it has been seen that maximum people of the age group 25 – 45 years are not open to taking risks.

Mutual funds, Investment, Retail investors, Equity Schemes, Debt Schemes, Hybrid Schemes

"RETAIL INVESTORS ON MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES IN BANGALORE- A STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no.f161-f168, July-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307521.pdf

"RETAIL INVESTORS ON MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES IN BANGALORE- A STUDY", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 7, page no. ppf161-f168, July-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2307521.pdf