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• • Face value
  • Face value is the nominal or par value of financial instruments. It is an amount at which financial instruments are initially recorded in the company’s book.
• • Financial Advisor
  • A financial advisor is an individual who assists you in managing your mutual fund portfolios.
• • Fixed Maturity Plan
  • A Fixed Maturity Plan (FMP) is a closed-ended mutual fund that invests in debt securities.
• • First In First Out Method
  • First In, First Out method is an accounting and cost basis methodology used to determine the cost of shares sold when redeeming or selling mutual fund shares.
• • Free Cash Flow
  • Free Cash Flow primarily indicates the amount of cash a mutual fund company generates each year free from all internal or external obligations.
• • Fixed Income Securities
  • Fixed income securities refer to debt instruments, such as bonds and other interest-bearing assets, held within the fund's portfolio.
• • Fund of Funds
  • A Fund of Funds is a type of mutual fund in which the pool of resources is used to invest in other kinds of mutual funds.
• • Folio number
  • The folio number is a unique number that identifies your mutual fund account.
• • Fund Manager
  • Fund managers are professionals responsible for implementing and managing a fund's investing strategy and portfolio trading activities.
• • Fair Market value
  • Fair market value refers to the current market price at which a security, asset, or overall fund portfolio could be sold in an open and competitive market.
• • Fund Flow
  • A fund flow can be defined as the sum of all cash inflows and outflows from and into different assets.
• • Focused Fund
  • A focused fund is a type of mutual equity fund that invests only in a limited number of stocks.
• • Frontier Markets
  • Frontier markets refer to investments in the financial markets of countries that are considered to be at an earlier stage of development than emerging markets.
• • Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
  • The fixed charge coverage ratio shows the firm’s ability to cover its fixed expenses such as debt payments, interest expenses, and equipment lease expenses.
• • Factor Investing
  • Factor investing refers to designing a portfolio of stocks, based on a certain factor or set of factors.
• • Fund Fact Sheet
  • Mutual fund fact sheets are three-page documents that provide an overview of mutual funds.
• • Fund House
  • It is an organization that accepts deposits for mutual funds and invests them into financial instruments.
• • Forward Pricing
  • In forward pricing, the NAV for the issuance and redemption of mutual fund units is determined as the next computed NAV after the request is made.
• • Fixed-Income Fund
  • Fixed-income mutual funds aim to generate returns by investing in bonds and other fixed-income securities, which means they buy bonds and earn interest.
• • Fund Allocation
  • Fund allocation refers to the strategic distribution of the fund's assets across various asset classes, such as stocks, bonds, and cash equivalents.
• • Floating Rate Fund
  • Floating rate funds invest in financial instruments that pay variable or floating interest rates. Mutual funds that invest in floating-rate bonds and debt instruments have interest payments that change with underlying interest rates.
• • Front-End Load
  • A Front-end load is the commission or sales charge of the initial investment purchase.
• • Fund Category
  • The Fund category differentiates mutual funds according to their investment objectives and principal investment characteristics.
• • Fair Value Pricing
  • The fair value pricing process is used by fund managers to estimate the value of securities within a fund when the current price of a security isn't readily available.
• • Fund Rating
  • In mutual funds, fund ratings refer to the evaluation and score rating agencies or financial research firms assign to assess performance, risk, and quality.
• • Floating Rate Debt
  • Floating rate debt refers to bonds or loans with interest rates that adjust periodically based on changes in benchmark rates, providing potential protection against interest rate fluctuations.
• • Fund Family
  • The term fund family refers to all the different funds managed by one investment company.
• • Fund Custodian
  • The fund custodian of a mutual fund holds assets for safekeeping and can also provide fund administration, fund accounting, and other services.
• • Factor Funds
  • Factor funds in mutual funds are investments that specifically focus on exposure to certain investment factors, such as value, growth, momentum, or low volatility.
• • Fund Turnover
  • A mutual fund's turnover measures how much its holdings have changed in the past year.