Personal Finance Articles

What is a Non Performing Assets? Non Performing Asset (NPA) refers to the classification used by financial institutions for loans and advances that are in default or in arrears. A loan is in arrears when the principal is due, or...

Debentures are long term debt instruments that the company issues to raise capital from investors. They carry a fixed interest rate for a specific period. A company can issue different types of debenture, namely convertible and non convertible debentures. Convertible...

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...

What does net present value mean? Net Present Value is a measurement for series of cash flows within a specific period of time as it concludes the difference between present value cash inflows and cash outflows. It is used by...

What is NSE? The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is the leading stock exchange in India, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was incorporated in the year 1992 as the first dematerialised electronic stock exchange in the country. An assembly of leading...

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,...

NASDAQ Composite Index, or simply NASDAQ, is the main index on the NASDAQ stock exchange. It includes more than 3,000 stocks and the technology industry, and the consumer services industry dominate the index. The article covers in detail the NASDAQ...