Mutual Funds-A Pragmatic Research on Investors Perception Towards Risk–Return Pattern with Special Reference to Coimbatore City

Abstract

Mutual funds act as a medium for retail investors to invest their savings in the professional fund's management system, irrespective of the sum invested. The industry of mutual fund has come a long way in predicting the investor's sufficient growth of their thoughts of investing in such fund houses in large numbers. The basic drive of an investment to get a maximum return with a minimum risk where the mutual fund provides the opportunity for it. The research provides the statistical data analysis through the investor's perception of mutual funds, understanding about the growth and the riskreturn of the investors. The data has been analysed from mutual fund investors. It mainly focuses on the investor's point of view towards the mutual fund schemes which is predictable in the future rate of investment and the growth and risk factors involved. It was found that low risk funds and liquidity of funds scheme are having influence on the investor's perception for investing in the mutual fund.