As part of the activities of Investor Hub, the BBA(FS) Department organized a Financial Awareness Programme for BBA(FS) students on 15th March, 2019 from 04:00 pm.
Mr. Joel from Aditya Birla Mutual Funds and Mr.Kunal Prabhu from Finno Secrets were the resource persons for the session.
Mr. Joel spoke about investments, importance of investments and the various components involved such as Risk, capital appreciation and future benefits. He also stressed upon the importance of investment in creation of wealth.
Mr. Kunal Prabhu spoke about the various financial avenues that students can invest in. He emphasized investments in mutual funds, as this avenue encourages creation of investment habits among the students. He said that students can invest in mutual funds with a minimum amount of Rs. 500/- p.m.
He also covered topics such as professional fund managers, diversification, low cost, high liquidity, tax benefits and flexibility which influence the investment pattern.
A total of 43 students (23 Girls and 20 Boys) attended the session, which ended at 5.20 p.m. with a Q&A session.