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Journal of Social Welfare and Management

Volume  10, Issue 3 (Special Issue), Sep-Dec 2018, Pages 415-432
 

Original Article

A Comprehensive Analysis of Preferred Portfolios by Young Investors

KR Vrinda Menon, Kemthose Paul,

1 Research Scholar, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kochi, Kerala 682506, India. 2 Principal, Sree Narayana Gurukulam College of Engineering, Kadayirippu, Kerala 682311, India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/JSWM.0975.0231.10318.16

Abstract

 Every individual aims at maximizing the flow of income from whatever source possible. The most interesting activity undertaken by an individual to fulfill this objective is to make investments. The main criteria for investment are the expected return, risk involved, and liquidity of investment and safety of the fund invested. Investor tries trial and error method for identifying the optimal portfolio for their needs. Hybrid portfolios taps into the advantages of different asset categories by using a combination of risk premium and risk free securities. The project tries to understand the importance of hybrid portfolios over other portfolios by studying different hybrid portfolio combinations used among young investors and compare them with other categories. The major aim of study is to forecast the optimal hybrid portfolio for investors in 2019 by analyzing the trends of individual securities as well as markets associated with them. It also considers the portfolio valuation indices such as Sharpe, Treynor index for evaluating consistency and check whether they will perform according to investor’s perception about them.

 


Keywords : Hybrid Portfolios; Risk and Return; Portfolio analysis; Portfolio evaluation; Investors perception; Ranking.
Corresponding Author : KR Vrinda Menon, Research Scholar, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, Kochi, Kerala 682506, India.