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Portfolio management is the practice of making investment decisions for a given portfolio.
Determining the mix of assets to hold in a portfolio is referred to as portfolio management.
Portfolio management, whether for an individual’s portfolio or a mutual fund, includes defining and tracking a portfolio’s philosophy and goals, creating an asset allocation plan, buying and selling investments, rebalancing the portfolio, and managing the portfolio’s income and tax burden.
Within the mutual fund universe, there are two types of portfolio management: active and passive. An actively managed fund has a fund manager or team of managers who makes specific buy and sell decisions based on the fund’s philosophy and goals. A passively managed fund tracks a particular index.
A fundamental aspect of portfolio management is choosing assets that are consistent with the portfolio holder’s investment objectives and risk tolerance. The ultimate goal of portfolio management is to achieve the optimum return for a given level of risk. Investors must balance risk and performance in making portfolio management decisions. Portfolio management strategies may be either active or passive. An investor who prefers passive portfolio management will likely choose to invest in low-cost index funds with the goal of mirroring the market’s performance. An investor who prefers active portfolio management will choose managed funds which have the potential to outperform the market. Investors are generally charged higher initial fees and annual management fees for active portfolio management.
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