Course overview
This course provides a practical foundation in mutual funds, investment planning and investor awareness. Students will understand how mutual funds work, the different types of schemes, risk and return, systematic investment approaches and the principles that guide informed investment decisions. The course also provides focused preparation for the NISM Series V-A Mutual Fund Distributors Certification Examination.
What you’ll learn
By the end of this course students will be able to:
Key topics covered
- 1
Investment Landscape & Financial Goals
- 2
Concept and Role of Mutual Funds
- 3Mutual Fund Structure & Constituents
- 4Legal & Regulatory Environment
- 5
Mutual Fund Products & Scheme Categories
- 6
Risk, Return, Valuation & Performance
- 7Investor Profiling, Financial Planning & Scheme Selection
- 8Distribution, Investor Rights, Ethics & Compliance
Course curriculum
Objective: To understand the investment landscape, basic financial concepts and the importance of setting clear financial goals. Students will learn how different investment avenues can be considered according to financial objectives, time horizon and risk profile.
Understanding the Investment Landscape
Overview of major investment avenues, their basic characteristics, risk-return considerations and the role of investments in building long-term financial security.
Financial Goals, Time Horizon & Risk Profile
Understanding financial goals, investment time horizons and risk profiles, and how these factors influence investment decisions and the selection of suitable investment avenues.
Objective: To understand what mutual funds are, how they work and the role they play in helping investors achieve their financial goals through professionally managed and diversified investments.
What is a Mutual Fund?
Understanding the basic concept of mutual funds, pooling of investors’ money, professional fund management and how investors participate in the financial markets through mutual fund schemes
Role and Benefits of Mutual Funds
Understanding diversification, professional management, liquidity, affordability and the importance of mutual funds as an investment avenue for different financial goals and time horizons
Objective: To understand the major categories of mutual fund schemes and how their investment objectives, risk characteristics and time horizons differ.
Equity, Debt & Hybrid Schemes
Understanding the broad characteristics of equity, debt and hybrid mutual fund schemes and the types of investors and financial objectives they may suit.
Other Mutual Fund Scheme Categories
Understanding solution-oriented, index-based, fund-of-funds and other scheme categories, along with the importance of considering investment objective, risk and time horizon before selecting a scheme.
Objective: To understand the structure of a mutual fund and the roles and responsibilities of the key constituents involved in its functioning
Key Constituents of a Mutual Fund
Understanding the roles of the sponsor, trustees, asset management company (AMC), custodian, registrar and transfer agent (RTA) and other important participants.
Roles, Responsibilities & Investor Protection
Understanding how the different constituents work together, the importance of governance and the mechanisms designed to protect the interests of mutual fund investors.
