Basic Finance

Successful investors create their habits through their sound base of fundamental knowledge. Have you ever wished to become like your favorite investors like Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger or Peter Lynch? Ever thought what is common among all great and successful...

Holi is a festival of colors and it is one of the major festivals of Hindus. It is celebrated with great joy in different parts of India, especially in north India. There are so many things to learn from our...

You must have heard or read about “blue chip stocks” in business news channel or newspaper. Want to learn about building a great portfolio with these stocks? Join the NSE Academy Certified Equity Research Analysis course by Elearnmarkets. These stocks...

The question stated as the title of the blog “What is the minimum age limit to invest in share market?” is often confused with the opening of a trading account by a minor. Investing has no age bar. A minor...

Investors reading Asset Management Company’s (AMCs) commentary in a published monthly report(or factsheet) often come across terms like underweight or overweight on a stock or a sector. All AMCs or mutual funds benchmark their portfolio’s performance based on an index....

Asset allocation was also called diversification in olden days and after 1960 only this term started gaining some prominence. In fact, the concept of asset allocation came afterward with the growth of modern finance.  Table of Contents What is Asset...

Interest Rate is used to control Inflation by the central banks. Inflation is the continued increase in the general price levels of an economy. On the other hand; interest is the cost of borrowing funds. This article will make you...

Often in the haste of becoming a market participant, trader, or investor, we forget to know the roots governing the Stock Market. This means that we overlook the rules, regulations that guide the flow of Indian capital market regulators. This...

The ability to sell anything which you don’t actually own is a very unique part of the stock market and many people really wonder that something like short selling really occurs. It has helped traders to manage their losses due...

By now you must have read a lot about investing in the stock market. Suppose you have already purchased some securities.  Once the transaction is completed, generally a notification pops in. This notification will confirm your purchases. And your transaction...

The terms Contango vs Backwardation might seem irrelevant for equity investors, but these concepts are very important for commodity investors. To learn more about the basics of commodities, join our course to gain a Certification in Online Currency and Commodities...

Smartphones have become a financial management tool. Eighteen percent of consumers used their smartphone for mobile payments in 2016 and 26 percent plan to do so this year, according to a Visa study. TrendForce predicts the mobile payment market will...