Firsthand Funds was started in 1994 by technology industry veterans who believe that no matter what your investment focus, there is no substitute for firsthand experience. Firsthand experience is a key element of the investment process for all of our funds.
Firsthand offers no-load mutual funds focused on some of the most exciting industries in the world today. The table below provides a quick overview of our funds. While each fund has unique objectives and investment strategies, they all use the same hands-on approach to picking great companies. Click on the name of any fund for more detailed information.
Each of our mutual funds focuses its investments in a single sector. Thus, these funds are subject to greater risk and volatility than more diversified funds. Because the return on and value of an investment in the funds will fluctuate in response to stock market movements, the most significant risk of investing in these funds is that you may lose money. Potential investors should be aware that an investment in a sector fund does not, by itself, constitute a balanced portfolio and is not appropriate if your key goal is preservation of capital.
You might be interested in an investment in a Firsthand sector fund if:
Your goal is to add technology investments to a broadly diversified portfolio,
You lack the time or expertise to research and manage a portfolio of individual technology or alternative energy stocks,
You are comfortable assuming a higher degree of risk and volatility in a portion of your investment portfolio, and
You have an investment horizon of at least three to five years.
