from the little research I've conducted so far on and off-line ASSET AND RESOURCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY (ARM) fund managers looks like my best bet of breaking into investments on a small scale. hope i don't regret if/when i eventually sign up.

afam1:

@bollingjoe

the dividend will be used to buy more units for you as an investor,there by making u have more units in your investment portfolio.

@afam1

i read somewhere that "a good mutual fund should beat, or at least keep up with the All-Share index", and else where that "The IBTC Nigerian Equity Fund: The Investment Banking and Trust Company (IBTC) fund has consistently outperformed the NSE All Share Index (ASI) for long periods." what do you have to say about this in relation to Asset and Resource Investment Management Company (ARM) mutual funds?

@ trae_z

kindly go to www.arm.com.ng/agf. this will guild u accordingly as regards ur question onNSE ALL SHARE INDEX

Hello everybody whats happeing , Mr Afam you said Aggressive is more yeilding but from my study its like they are all the same, even my discovery fund is yeilding more fund than the aggressive its better i put more fund on the discovery than the aggressive, and whats happeing to all the funds anyway my fund should remain the way it is than falling, in fact to be sincere i have lust more than 65 thousand honestly, well you guys should invest our money wisely, am planning if it grows back a little i will withdraw everything, i mean everything

@Joshcoli ,

well, i must commend ur post.

fisrt of all,u must not forget that the bases of investing in the aggressive or disocvery fund is the capital mrkt,becos the 2 funds have an equity percentage holdings in the nigeria capital mkt.furthermore,u and i know well that the capital mkt has been bearish since january this year and stock prices are still falling,but all the same it is a good time to buy,so that when the stock mkt experiences a bullish look u can make the kill you require.

cheers.

Hello Mr Afam, well the fund is really doing great cuz the fund prize is really depreciating badly but i beleive this is a good time to buy well i just added to tell you that i am still with you guys, but at your financial year report will it appreciate more than the prize it is at today because the loss is becomming too much, i mean too much and when is the financial year report for both discovery and agf

@ Josholi

I think Afam is right,if i were u and i have funds,i will rather buy more now.

I got into discovery when it in 2006 when it was N160.78 brought N10,000.00 worth for 62.1967 units,so in less than 2 years it has doubled,but hey the NSE is bearish now. I think the unit sell for N293.00 now while i still brought at a High of N338.0 in March 2008,so if you not worried the Fund will do well,just think Long term and if you need to redeem some of your units,sell the Units you brought at Lower prices that have satisfied your invetsment needs and keep the rest to grow.My Thots.

@ ernal

i just hope cuz i saw an headline in the news paper that "The capital market will soon crash? no it wont" what if the capital market finally crash what will happen to our cash, Another Niger stuff and at what prize did you buy and whaty was the financial year report

The Market wnt crash,the market just went through some correction.If you are a long termer and you know uur entry and exit point,u won really be bothered,so be calm

Hey i'm calm, but its just that the loses were just too much, but there was a little boost today of about 20k plus so guys relax,

What is the news on Cashcraft's Mutual Funds?

Other than investing in Mutual funds and stocks or fixed deposit, is there any monthly residual income guaranteed investment one can participate? Please advise me.

Stocks, stocks, Stocks i'm really tired of all these whole thing, Guys Just forget about this thing and focus on others things that will profit you more, instead of investing in mutual fund well just think of a better thing to do with your money, to be sincere i have lost more than a Hundred K plus, so am longer thinking about it
Good luck guys

I Can't sleep in the night becuase of stocks, please is anyone sleeping in the night with this kind of condition, please tell me your secret, i really want to forget about this and move forward

weimar:

Other than investing in Mutual funds and stocks or fixed deposit, is there any monthly residual income guaranteed investment one can participate? Please advise me.

Why are you looking for another option when you know about those you mentioned?

As far as am concerned, they are the easiest way of making money.

Joshcoli:

I Can't sleep in the night becuase of stocks, please is anyone sleeping in the night with this kind of condition, please tell me your secret, i really want to forget about this and move forward

Please, try to sleep. 'because money ain't everything.

Just have it in mind that NSE stock was having a down time @ that time because most of the stock were over equilibrium.

I don't sleep @ night because I have got other things to attend to and it is the period I am most active.

Here is a document providing some basic information on the mutual funds in Nigeria. You might find it helpful.

@abijawara
thanks its really very useful, its good to have people who are really willing to help
God bless you

Thanks for the mutual fund document abijawara. It was really helpful.

Hope These funds will pay dividens this year from what is comming out from the stocks mrket

I have updated the document containing the list of Mutual Funds In Nigeria to include Lotus Capital and the new Afrinvest Equity Fund.
You can download it here: http://naijalowa.com/wp-content/uploads/Mutual_Funds_In_Nigeria.pdf
A copy is also attached below.

Joshcoli:

Stocks, stocks, Stocks i'm really tired of all these whole thing, Guys Just forget about this thing and focus on others things that will profit you more, instead of investing in mutual fund well just think of a better thing to do with your money, to be sincere i have lost more than a Hundred K plus, so am longer thinking about it
Good luck guys

This here is one pissed off investor

Wow, i have stopped checking my investment online because it's terrible, but one thing that marvels me is this; when ever i go to this mutul fund people they will keep saying the same thing "This is the best time to invest" and once you invest the next day it goes down wow this is amazing, well lets hope that something good happens

I think the stocks market is picking up, Well this could be the best time to buy into it,
Please what are the conlusions from the meeting Soludo and rest held recently about the capital market

jjj

Joshcoli:

Wow, i have stopped checking my investment online because it's terrible,

Please how do you check your stock online?

Visit: www.cashcraft.com

www.nigeriansecurities.com

www.investorsdelight.com

www.africanselect.com: Select Nigeria, Select Company List.

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@ Afam,

thx 4 the above updates about the bears and bull in reference to the market. It's been said alot on this site that the upswing in prices for the past 2 years is just too incredible and will soon call for correction. As you've rightly said, it's good to have a plan ahead b4 entering the market and position one-self for the upswings. Happy Investing.

@alanbolo;

thanks a million, u are far too kind

Thanks for the post.please i will like to know the difference between IBTC EQUITY or ETHICAL MUTUAL FUND ?...and also the basic of mutual fund,this tread is fileed with interlectual people and it tends to be confusing some how...i need a guide as i am new to this mutual fund stuff.this is my ,also my email:davidjohn42008@gmail.com.i will be very glad to hear from you to know how to invest wisely!
regard