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QUESTIONNAIRE INVESTORS PERCEPTION TOWARDS TOWARDS MUTUAL FUNDS

Dear Sir/Madam, I am currently engaged in a study on “Investor Perception towards Mutual Funds”. In this connection I request you to read the following items carefully & answer them .The answers you give will be held confidential & used purely for academic purposes. Indicate your response by tick mark 

1) Name (optional) : 2) Sex

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Male Female

3) Age(in years)

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Below 30 31-40 41-50 Above 50

4 ) Qualification : (Last Qualification)

School final Graduate Post-Graduate Professional Degree Others, Please mention

5 ) Marital Status

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Married Unmarried

6 ) Nationality

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Indian Others

7 ) Occupation

:

Government Employee Private Employee Self employed Retired Presently not employed

8) Income per month : (In Rs)

Below 5000 5000 -10,000 10,000 -15,000 15,000 - 20,000 20,000 - 30,000 Above 30,000

9) How much approximately do you save from your monthly income ? Below 10% 10-20% 20- 30% 30- 40% Above 40% 10) Objective of your saving are : To provide for retirement benefit For tax reduction For children education For purchase of asset For emergencies All the above Others, Please mention

11) Are you availing services of professional financial advisors ? Yes No

12) If Yes ,What is the major reason for availing financial services ? Want help with asset allocation Do not have time to make my own investment To explain various investment options Want to make sure that I am investing enough to meet my financial goal

13) If No ,What is the major reason for not availing financial services ?

Have access to all resources needed to invest on my own Believe advisors are too expensive Unsure how to find a trust worthy advisor  Want to be in control of own investment

14) State the sources of awareness of mutual fund : Reference groups Mail Newspapers/Financial Magazines Interest Television Brokers/ Agents All the above Others, Please mention 15) Do you think Mutual Fund investing is a best alternative to Equity investing? Yes No Don’t Know

16) Rank your preference towards the following mutual funds : (Highest being given 1st rank & the lowest being given 9th rank) Option ICICI HDFC UTI SBI KOTAK  TATA STANDARD CHARTERED RELIANCE BOI

Rank  

17) Do you read the risk factor specified in mutual fund document before investment ? Yes No 18) In which type of fund have you invested ? Equity Fund Balanced Fund Debt Fund Index Fund Bond or Gift Fund Sector and Industry Fund 19) Which type of scheme you prefer ? ( On Basis of Duration) Open Ended Close Ended

20) In Which type of plan you prefer to invest ? Income Oriented(High risk) Growth Oriented (Low risk) Income and Growth Oriented

21) State the sources of Market Value of Units: Newspaper  Company Bulletine Fact Sheet Website[General ] Website[ Company ] All the above Others, Please mention

22) What is your current attitude towards the following Financial Instruments, in the Indian Capital Market? Options a. b. c. d. e.

Highly Favourable

Some what Favourable Favourable

Not very Favourable

Not at all Favourable

Shares Debentures Mutual Funds Bonds Money Market Instruments

23) There are many Qualities that could affect your selection of Mutual Fund and specific Scheme, Please indicate the importance of the following in your decision: Highly Important A.FUND RELATED QUALITIES:

a.

Fund Performance Records

b. Funds reputation or Brand names. c. Scheme’s expense ratio d. Scheme’s portfolio of  investment e. Reputation of the fund manager/schemes f. Withdrawal facilities. g. Favourable rating by a rating agency. h. Innovativeness of the schemes. i. Products with tax benefits. j. Entry & Exit loads k. Minimum initial investment B.FUND SPONSER QUALITIES:

Important

Some Not very what Important Important

Not at all Important

Highly Important

a.

Important

Some Not very what Important Important

Not at all Important

Important

Some Not very what Important Important

Not at all Important

Reputation of sponsoring firm.

b. Sponsor has a recognized brand name. c. Sponsor has a well developed agency & network. d. Sponsor’s expertise in managing money. e. Sponsor has a well developed research & infrastructure. f. Sponsor’s past performance in terms of risk & returns. C.INVESTOR RELATED SERVICES:

Highly Important

a. Disclosure of investment objective in the advertisement. b. Disclosure of periodicity of  valuation in the investment. c. Disclosure of NAV on every trading day. d. MF’s investor’s grievance redressal machinery. e. Disclosure of deviation of  investment from original pattern. f. Fringe benefits ie. Free insurance credit cards, loans on collateral, tax benefits, etc. g. Preferred MF to avoid problems.

24) As a Mutual Fund Investor what is your experience? Highly Satisfied Satisfied Some what satisfied Unsatisfied Highly Unsatisfied 25) Over all how satisfied you are by investing in Mutual Fund: Highly Satisfied

Satisfied

Dissatisfied

Highly Dissatisfied

Neutral

Earnings Tax Benefit Capital Appreciation Easy Payment Liquidity Safety and Security

26) For your future investment will you choose Mutual Fund? Certainly May Be Not Certainly Thank you very much for your kind co-operation & for taking time to complete this questionnaire.