Mutual Funds

Mutual funds are providing impressive results with the top 7 earning an average of 13% in the U.S. in 2019. What’s in your portfolio?

Investment options for the future.

A mutual fund is an investment vehicle made up of a pool of funds collected from many investors to buy securities such as stocks, shares and bonds. Mutual funds make it easy to build a diversified portfolio and get professional management, so you don’t have to research, buy, and track every security in the fund.

With many mutual funds to invest in, it can be difficult to find the right mutual fund or funds for your portfolio. At Leno, we manage a suite of funds which are registered and regulated by the Securities Commission of the Bahamas.

Conservative Fund

This is a “low risk” fund which is comprised of Fixed Income Securities such as government bonds, preference shares and/or corporate bonds. This fund provides steady and consistent returns.

Balanced Fund

This is a “medium risk” fund with an equal mix of equities such as stocks and fixed income securities such as government bonds, preference shares and/or corporate bonds.

Aggressive Fund

This is a “high risk” fund which is comprised of equities such as stocks. This strategy gives higher returns.

International Fund

This fund offers investors access to international securities and investments within the same vehicle a choice of several sub-funds, each constituting a separate segregated account which corresponds to a separate class of shares managed separately and distinguished mainly by their specific asset classes or investment objectives and policies.

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