It is that time of the year when people are all geared up to receive their annual bonus for all the hard work they have put in throughout the year. People generally use lumpsum bonus amount for various purposes such...

Zero coupon bonds are fixed income securities that don't pay any interest. At the time of maturity, the investor is paid the face value or par value. These bonds come with 10-15 years maturity. Hence, they trade at a deep...

What is Hedging? Hedging is an investment strategy to protect profits or limit losses of one asset by buying or selling another asset. In other words, it is when investors protect their investments from future price movements.  It is a...

Every investment is made to earn a return. Tracking performance regularly is necessary. It is more relevant for market-driven investments like mutual funds. Return on Investment (ROI) is one metric that’ll help in understanding the performance of an investment. What...

Annual appraisals have begun and most of you’ll have already planned on how to spend that extra bucks from the salary hike. For those who are not keen on spending that amount, must’ve planned on investing it. The investing clan...

Both Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Fund of Funds (FOFs) are different types of mutual funds that are passively managed. However, these two investments are nowhere similar. While one invests in benchmark indexes, another invests in other funds. This article...

A Non-Resident Indian (NRI) account can be opened by an NRI or PIO with any authorized bank in India. In India, there are three types of NRI accounts, namely, NRE account, NRO account, and FCNR account. This article covers NRI...

Nifty BeEs is an exchange-traded fund that replicates the S&P CNX Nifty Index. It is the first ETF introduced by the benchmark in 2002 January. It trades on the National Stock Exchange and hence can be bought or sold in...