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Fixed-income funds

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Mutual funds focusing on bond investments. The primary focus of these funds are to provide investors with a steady income and little risk.

Money market funds

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Mutual funds focusing on investing in the money market, where financial instruments with high liquidity and very short maturities are traded. This is a safe but low-return fund.

Growth funds

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Equitiy funds which invest in high-growth companies.

Speciality funds

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Equity funds which only invest into one particular sector.

Balanced funds

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Funds designed to provide safety, income and capital appreciation, through using a diversified portfolio of fixed income and equity investments, e.g. 60% equity and 40% bonds.

Asset allocation fund

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Funds with diversified portfolios, but without fixed percentages or ratios of fixed income and equity investments, so that the fund can be moved as the money manager sees best.

International fund

Financial services; Stocks & securities

A fund which only invests out of the native country of its investors.

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