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- Taking decisions about investment mix and policy
- Matching investments to objectives
- Asset allocation for individuals and institution
- Balancing risk against performance
There are basically two types of portfolio management in case of mutual and exchange-traded funds including passive and active.
Passive management involves tracking of the market index or index investing.
Active management involves active management of a fund’s portfolio by manager or team of managers who take research based investment decisions and decisions on individual holdings.