Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)
What is a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)? Real Estate Investment Trusts are similar to mutual funds. They pool money from multiple investors and use that to buy income-generating real estate properties. REITs manage these assets so that they can...
REIT vs Physical Real Estate
Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) is a new asset class in recent years in the Indian market that gives investors a chance to get exposure to real estate. They can invest in REITs without incurring the substantial cash flows required...
Difference Between REIT and InVIT
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InVITs) were launched in India in 2014. Since these instruments are relatively new to the Indian investing environment, there is much doubt about their effectiveness and benefits. Furthermore, the Securities and...
What is Registered Investment Advisor
Meaning of Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) is a person or an organization who gives investment advice to individuals. RIAs have a fiduciary duty towards their clients to give financial advice in the best interest of their...
Redeemable Debentures
What is a Redeemable Debenture? A debenture is a debt instrument that a company uses to raise capital by borrowing money from the public. A redeemable debenture issue is a legal certificate that mentions the investor's investment amount, interest payment,...
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Red Herring Prospectus (RHP)
What is Red Herring Prospectus? As per the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) mandate, all companies going public (for an initial public offering (IPO)) must disclose certain facts regarding their business, finances, promoters, risks, the objective of IPO...
Record Date
What is a Record Date? Whenever the company declares dividends, it sets particular dates. The record date is the date on which the company determines which shareholders are eligible to receive the company’s dividends. This is also known as the...
RBI’s rate cut – Good or Bad for you?
The Reserve Bank of India in its bimonthly meeting in February 2019 has cut the benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points and is currently at 6.25%. With this rate cut, the central bank has changed its stance to ‘neutral’...