Personal Finance Articles

For every trade on the secondary market or stock exchange, there are two parties in a transaction. The buyer buys the securities and the seller sells the securities. This transaction is a simple trade on the stock exchange. After this...

Indians' love for real estate is inseparable. However, it is not for everyone to take on such a high investment cost. Real Estate Investment Trust REITs are a relatively new type of investment scheme (in India) that offer real estate...

There may be several reasons why a company goes for an IPO. It can be for funding its business operations, repayment of the debt, dilution of shares, etc. Similarly, your purpose of investing in an IPO may be different –...

The term "sweat equity shares" refers to shares that a firm issues to its directors or workers in exchange for contributing intellectual property rights, know-how, or any other kind of value addition in exchange for non-cash consideration or at a...

What are Swaps in Derivatives? Swaps in derivatives is a contract or agreement between two parties where they can exchange liabilities or cash flows from two different financial instruments. Most swaps involve cash flows based on a notional principal amount...

What is a good return on a stock? The main factor to be considered in order to determine a good return is the risk level, for example investing in penny stocks is a high risk of loosing the investment but...

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...