The S&P 500 and NASDAQ indices are popular US stock market indices that list stocks across various sectors that investors can track. They are large cap-heavy indices where similar names appear in the top holdings. However, there are significant differences...

NASDAQ Index vs Dow Jones Both Dow Jones and NASDAQ index are popular US Stock Market indices that list stocks across various sectors that investors can track. Both are popular indices, and most investors use them with similar connotations. However,...

Municipal bonds are also known as ‘muni bonds’. It is a debt instrument that municipal corporations and other associated bodies in India issue them. Whenever the local government body wants to raise funds, they issue these bonds.

What are Multibagger Stocks? Coined by Peter Lynch in his book ‘One Up On Wallstreet’, multibagger stocks refer to stocks that return several times the initial acquisition cost within a short period. In other words, multibagger stocks give more than...

When it comes to investing, the word 'expensive'  has different meanings. A stock is said to be expensive when the share's price relative to its earnings is high compared to its actual value. While even some penny stocks can be...

What are Mortgage Bonds? Mortgage bonds are a type of bond issued to investors that are secured by mortgages or a pool of mortgages. Typically, these mortgages act as collateral for the bonds issued. Also, the collateral for mortgage bonds...

A stock exchange is a marketplace where investors buy and sell securities, commodities, derivatives and other financial instruments. Earlier, brokers and traders used to physically meet at the stock exchange to trade stocks. Today most financial trading happens electronically and...

What is Liquidity Trap? In economics, liquidity means a state of having more cash. While liquidity trap means a situation where too much cash circulating in the economy becomes a problem. Here, cash does not mean physical cash. It refers...