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How to choose investments that match your needs? A proposal for the categorization of mutual funds for Latin American emerging markets, case of Costa Rica

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  • Zheng-Guo, Maiko
  • Hernández-Ramírez, Manrique
  • Solís, Martín

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Mutual funds are frequently classified according to their investment objective; however, this methodology does not guarantee that the products formed in the same group have a similar level of return, risk, and performance. For this reason, this study proposes a classification method using the conglomerate analysis technique for the 92 mutual funds in the Costa Rican market. As a result, it was possible to separate the 92 mutual funds into 8 different groups by the grouping method called partition around medoids (PAM). This proposal can facilitate investors and other actors better strategic planning and decision making from a financial perspective.

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  • Zheng-Guo, Maiko & Hernández-Ramírez, Manrique & Solís, Martín, 2023. "How to choose investments that match your needs? A proposal for the categorization of mutual funds for Latin American emerging markets, case of Costa Rica," Revista de Ciencias Económicas, Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Costa Rica, vol. 41(1), January.
    • Handle: RePEc:rce:rvceco:49426
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