WELCOME TO PRESENTATION

ON
A Comparative Study Of Conventional And
Contemporary Avenues Of Investments Used
By Investors In Nashik District.
By
Nitin R. Joshi.
Assistant. Professor
Sir Dr. M.S. Gosavi College of Commerce, Nashik

Researcher

GRATITUDE

Vice-Chancellor of Savitribai Phule Pune

University- Hon. Dr. W.N. Gade
Members of Expert Committee
Prin. of B.Y.K.(Sinnar) College Of Commerce,
Nashik -Dr. Dhanesh Kalal
Co-ordinator of the Research Centre- Dr.
Mangesh Bhavsar

SELF-INTRODUCTION

Name:

Mr. Nitin Ramesh Joshi.

Qualification: M. Com, M.P.M., M. Phil, NET

(Commerce),

Designation: Assistant Professor at Sir Dr. M.S. Gosavi

College Of Commerce, Nashik

Teaching Experience : 8 Years

OVERVIEW OF THE PRESENTATION

Introduction:

Statement of the Problem

Objectives of the Study

Scope of the study

Statement of Hypotheses

Selection Of Sample

Chapterisation

Expected Bibliography

INTRODUCTION

Meaning of the term Investment: Oxford dictionary

defines the term Investment as a thing that is worth
buying because it may be profitable or useful in the
future.
Conventional Investment Avenues: Bank FDs,
Provident Fund, Post Recurring, Life Insurance Policy,
Chit Fund , Gold/Silver Bullion.
Contemporary Investment Avenues: Corporate FDs,
ULIP, Stock Market Investment, Mutual Fund.
Selection of Accurate Investment Avenue

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Investment activity may be scary for layman because

of there is a direct relationship between risk and return.

Problems of Investors in India: Ignorance, blind faith

in conventional investment avenues, Complicated
strategies, scams.

Lack of investors awareness.

Creation of Profitable Portfolio.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

1.

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To identify and compare the types of

investment avenues available to investors in
Nashik District.
To study the merits and limitations of each
avenue of investment.
To study the factors governing the
investment decisions of investors.
To know, whether the investors are taking their
investment decision by themselves or seek
advice from financial advisors.
To analyse the reasons why investment
avenues differ from individual to individual.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The area of study covers the Nashik District.

Individual investors are considered for the
purpose of study.
Scope includes comparison of various
investment avenues in the form of conventional
and contemporary.
The scope includes the study of investors from
agricultural belt and industrial belt.

Sample

Size:

Four

Talukas

of

Nashik

District

(Nashik,Sinnar,Niphad and Satana)

Sample Size: 500 Respondents

Method of Sampling: Stratified quota sampling method will

be used for selection of respondents.

H0 The investors in Nashik are dependent more on

Conventional avenues than Contemporary avenues.

H1- The investors in Nashik are shifting their preferences from

Conventional to Contemporary avenues.

STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESES

DATA COLLECTION

Both Primary Data and Secondary Data will be

used for research.
Primary Data will be
Structured Questionnaire.

collected

through

Secondary Data will be collected through

Newspaper articles, Finance Journals, Books, elibrary, Government Publications etc.

CHAPTERISATION
1. Introduction
2.Research Methodology
3.Socio-Economic Profile of Nashik District
4.Review of Related Literature

5.Planning and process in investment

6. Tax implications on Investment

7. Data Collection and Analysis

8.Summary, Findings and Recommendations

Bibliography

Annexure

EXPECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Journals:
Lalitha and M. Surekha (2008) Retail Investor in Indian
Capital Market : Profile, Pattern of Investment and
Profitability published in The Indian journal of
commerce, July-September 2008
BBS Parihar, Rajeev Sharma, and Deepika Singh Parihar
(2009) ICFAI an Journal of Management Research, July
2009
Websites:
www.moneycontrol.com
www.investindia.gov.in
www.investopedia.com