International Journal of Social Sciences & Economic Environment

International Journal of Social Sciences & Economic Environment

Online ISSN : 2456-7485

Frequency : Half Yearly

AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON IMPACT OF INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR'S PERCEPTIONS ABOUT SELECTED MUTUAL FUND INVESTMENTS

*Ronita Kakkar, **Alok Agarwal

*Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Kalindi College, University of Delhi,    **Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, The Royal Global University, Guwahati, Assam, India

Published Online : 2021-12-30

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ABSTRACT

Objectives: Investors' investments patterns, inclinations, and views of open-ended Equity Linked Saving Schemes (ELSS) Mutual Funds are discussed in this study.

Design Methodology: For the study, 251 respondents from M.P., District Indore, were given structured questionnaires. Various statistical procedures, such as ANOVA, coefficients, and regression analysis, were used to analyse the collected data.

Findings: The security of the principal amount, liquidity, and capital appreciation are the most important aspects of the investment. Investors' opinions of tax-saving mutual funds have a limited influence on behaviour and inclinations.

Research Implications: Gradual and systematic choices centred on high-quality, personalised perspectives of investment options should be given priority. Providing practice-based mutual fund investments that are optimised for the features of various investment avenues would increase investors' effectiveness and, as a result, contribute to expanding their understanding of mutual fund schemes and their role in capital markets.

Scope for future work / Research limitations: In the relationship between preferences and behaviour in open ended tax saving mutual fund schemes, there may be more than one mediator.

Originality/value: This will be the first study to look into perceptions as a possible mediator between preferences and behaviour. We looked at the mediating effects of perceptions on various preferences and behaviours as predictors.

Keywords: open ended tax saving mutual fund, mediator, ANOVA, partial mediation

Paper type: Research paper

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