What Are Equity Funds ?
| Equity funds are basically one type of mutual fund wherein the investor's money is invested into different types of stocks. These funds are a type of pool investment where many investors come and buy shares in the offered mutual fund.
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These funds are handled professionally with the help of a fund manager and other professionals who assist the fund manager. The fund manager and his team check various sources to figure out which stocks should be bought to garner maximum returns. Based on the research, the fund decides how much stock of each company the fund should have.More...
Largest Equity Funds
After the recent recession, equity funds are optimistic that the year 2010 will be a good year for them as they will be able to acquire new companies and sell existing companies. So, going by this optimism, it might not be such a bad idea to invest in equity funds.
Some of the largest equity funds in the market today are Carlyle Group, Blackstone Group, and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Company. It was these three large players in equity funds who expressed their optimism in the World Economic Forum that was held in the beginning of 2010 at Davos, Switzerland.More...
Understanding Private Equity Funds
If you are fairly new to the world of investing, then you need to have a thorough understanding of private equity. Basically private equity funds are nothing but collective investment vehicles that invest the money in different types of securities as per the strategies stipulated by private equity.
Usually private equity funds are managed by private equity firms. Usually one firm will handle different equity funds that are in the same category. Also, the firms float a new fund once in three or five years when the previous fund has reached its investment potential.More...
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