Basic Finance

Sometimes, we may receive unsolicited trading tips from unknown third parties. These unwanted trading tips which we may receive via calls or SMS can create a lot of losses for us if we act upon them.

The concept of the time value of money is an essential one for anybody who is involved in the decision-making processes for some critical aspects of finance like capital budgeting and valuation. On the other hand, it is important for...

While many of us have come across the concept of efficient market hypothesis in stock markets, which says market rationally prices in all the available information But it is not true and there are many evidences which proves that there...

Any transaction in the stock market, whether it is buy or sell, requires a broker intervention.They work like an agent between the stock market and market participants.

Do you keep googling the basic stock market terms. Here is a list of most used basic terms that are frequently used in the stock market.

Lot of blogs have been written on the expenses attached to the equity transactions. However, many have missed to explain properly the composition of this expense. In this blog we have categorized the expense into 2 parts: Part A: Charges...

Table of Contents What is Rate of Inflation? Rate of Inflation Example Headline Inflation versus Core Inflation RBI’s Policy Stance on Headline and Core Rate of Inflation Factors that lead to a rise in rate of Inflation Demand Side Factors...

An employed friend working in a recognized company asked me “Why is it that we can contribute only 12% of our basic salary to the Employee Provident Fund for retirement. What if we need more when we retire?” I replied...

Recently, I and my friends were having a discussion about our investment plans. One of my Muslim friend said that he had plans to invest in something called "Shariah Compliant Mutual Funds". When I asked him what it was, he...

In the aftermath of the Financial Crisis of 2007/2008, Credit Default Swaps (CDSs), alongside other financial products like Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDOs), were heavily lambasted by the public and tightly scrutinized by governments for their major role in causing the...

Systematic Investment Plan (SIP investment) has, over the years, proved itself to be one of the best ways to create long-term wealth, without affecting their day-to-day lives. This innovation in the mutual funds' industry accounts for discipline and long-term approach...

In the last decade or so banking frauds and financial scams has become a regular affair in the Indian Financial System. Occasions of asset misappropriation, money laundering, cyber-crime, accounting frauds, bank advances without collateral, Loan losses etc. are increasing continuously....