INVESTORS BEHAVIOUR AND MUTUAL FUNDS - A REVIEW ON AVAILABLE LITERATURE

The purpose of the study is to do an analysis of the body of literature in International peer review journals, publications, seminar and conference proceedings on Investors Behaviour and Mutual funds. Total 30 research papers are reviewed. This study put insights into the behaviour of the investor towards Mutual Fund Investment. From the review of the available literature the paper provides a thorough analysis of a wide set of studies that covers factors stimulating investing in mutual funds like investment objectives, duration of investment, types of funds, nature of investment, stock return, market volatility, investors sentiments and more, and factors which are restraining the investment in Mutual Funds