The process of managing the assets of a mutual fund, 
including choosing and monitoring appropriate investments 
and allocating funds accordingly.

Portfolio management is actually done by a fund manager.
investors invests an ammount say,5 lacs.now the fund 
manager will purchase those shares which he feels could 
derive maximum profits.here comes his analysis and research 
work.he makes a structured portfolio and keep an eye over 
it.usually portfolio management is done in a long term 
basis.

Portfolio managment means investing the funds in different 
types of business. to avoid the risk its very help full to 
finacial managment to taking investment desitions

The art and science of making decisions about investment 
mix and policy, matching investments to objectives, asset 
allocation for individuals and institutions, and balancing 
risk vs. performance.

Portfolio Management is the management of an investors fund 
by diversifying its investment into various financial 
instruments, to reduce the risk and increase the return. It 
depends on the requirements of the investor as well as the 
risk taking capacity of of the investor.

IN SIMPLE WORDS PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT REFERS TO CREATION AND 
MANAGEMENT OF PORTFOLIO.
IN BROADER SENCE IT REFERS TO MANAGEMENT OF PORTFOLIO 
THROUGH SECURITY ANALYSIS, PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS, PORTFOLIO 
SELECTION, PORTFOLLIO REVISION,PORTFOLIO EVALUATION AND 
PORTFOLIO PROTECTION. 
IN OTHER WORDS IT REFERS TO EVALUATION OF RISK AND RETURN 
OF INDIVIDUAL SECURITIES AND FORMULATION OF PORTFOLIOS 
BASED ON THE REQURIMENTS OF THE INVESTORS.

- A portfolio is a collection of investments which consists
of stocks, shares, debt instruments, mutual funds,
investments in real estate, gold, and all or within many of
the investment avenues available.
- Portfolio Management refers to the selecting a portfolio
of investment which should match the investment with the
objective and to provide a balance between the risk and the
performance.
- The objectives of Investment as a portfolio are as follows
	* Maximize the value of the portfolio
	* Risk Diversification
	* Effectively utilize the investment opportunities.