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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...

NASDAQ 100 Index is a large-cap index of non-financial companies in the US. It includes the top 100 companies that actively trade on NASDAQ. It is also the most preferred index for innovators as technology companies dominate it. This article...

Municipal bonds are also known as ‘muni bonds’. It is a debt instrument that municipal corporations and other associated bodies in India issue them. Whenever the local government body wants to raise funds, they issue these bonds.

What are Multibagger Stocks? Coined by Peter Lynch in his book ‘One Up On Wallstreet’, multibagger stocks refer to stocks that return several times the initial acquisition cost within a short period. In other words, multibagger stocks give more than...

When it comes to investing, the word 'expensive'  has different meanings. A stock is said to be expensive when the share's price relative to its earnings is high compared to its actual value. While even some penny stocks can be...

What are Mortgage Bonds? Mortgage bonds are a type of bond issued to investors that are secured by mortgages or a pool of mortgages. Typically, these mortgages act as collateral for the bonds issued. Also, the collateral for mortgage bonds...