A Study on Comparative Analysis between Equity Shares and Mutnal Funds, at Sharekhan Ltd, Bengaluru.

Abstract

We can see a phenomenal growth in the economic condition of the country from the past two decades. This is due to the wide diversification of investments and pool of money in various sectors. In these days the money is traded outside the country which develops and creates a path for International trading. Now a days, there exist a huge competition in investment schemes as we are available with various diversified investment products, selecting which is the best investment scheme is the tough task. The investment can be done in various securities most popular among them are considered as Mutual funds and Equity shares. It is considered that the banks gets first preference for making the investment, however it is done for the safe custody the next preference is given for mutual funds and then equity shares. Every security contains an element of risk as well as return we conduct various analysis in order to know in detail about these securities. Comparative study refers to the comparison between various products with reference to their nature, scope, pros and cons associated with it in order to know which is best among those. Here in this project the returns of both the securities are compared with different sectors and finally the conclusion is drawn. In this study we also compare both the Mutual fund as well as Ordinary shares which will guide the new investor who wants to invest in Ordinary shares and Mutual funds by giving various information about how to measure the risk and return associated with a particular security. Though equity shares gains more return compared to that of Mutual funds both of them are equally risky option for the investors this study is conducted in order to find out which would be the best investment area in terms of risk, problems and rewards that yield from them.