What is a Bad Bank? A bad bank is a bank/ entity that acquires risky and illiquid assets of banks and financial institutions. Bad banks help in cleaning the balance sheets of a bank by taking over its bad loans....

What is Initial Public Offering (IPO)? An Initial Public Offer (IPO) is a way through which growth-oriented companies offer their share to the general public for the first time. The motive behind going for an IPO issue is to raise...

It is often difficult to choose the right asset for your investment goals from a plethora of investment options. From listed companies to precious metals like gold and also from crude oil to Agri produce, you can invest in anything....

While effectively dealing in the stock market, you need to have correct knowledge about current stock market timings in India. Stock market timings remain the same all over the country. There are two major stock exchanges in India, namely the...

The two well-known stock market indices in India are Nifty and Sensex. They indicate the overall performance of the stock market.  What are Stock Indices? Indexes are constructed based on a representative group of items from the entire universe and...

What is a Stock Market? A stock market is a marketplace where buyers and sellers transact in securities of publicly listed companies. The securities that trade in the stock market are equity shares, bonds, derivatives, commodities, etc. The trading of...

Sovereign Gold Bonds and Fixed Deposits are popular low-risk investment options. FD has been one of the most stable and safest investment instruments for Indian investors. But SGB has become a competitive option since 2015. The Gold Monetization Scheme was...

Sensex and Nifty are market indices that represent the market. They are the benchmarks for the country's stock market trend, development in the industry, and individual investors' portfolios. This article covers in detail Sensex and Nifty, their calculation and the...