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Mutual Fund Distribution Essentials

A four week applied course for staff who distribute mutual funds and need to do it properly. Practical, not theoretical.

Participants can match a fund to a stated goal and explain the choice, the cost and the risk in plain language.

Who this is for: Branch staff, distributors and new advisors who sell funds day to day.

Mutual Fund Distribution Essentials

MFD

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Duration
4 weeks
Format
Live online, two evenings a week
Schedule
Monday and Thursday, 7:30pm to 9:00pm India time
Next cohort
22 September 2026
Listed fee
Rs 14,500
Assessment
An open book assessment plus one recorded product explanation

What it covers

  1. 01

    How a fund is actually built

    Mandate, benchmark, and what a fund manager can and cannot do.

  2. 02

    Reading a factsheet properly

    The four numbers that matter and the three that mislead.

  3. 03

    Cost, and who pays it

    Expense ratios, exit loads and the arithmetic of a long holding period.

  4. 04

    Matching a fund to a goal

    Horizon, volatility tolerance and the honest conversation about drawdowns.

What it expects from you

  • None

Built for

  • branch staff selling funds
  • new distributors
  • advisors needing a refresher on product mechanics

This level is not for: portfolio managers, senior advisors seeking strategy content. If that sounds like you, the assistant will say so rather than take your application.

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