by Rajarshi Bose | Feb 28, 2019 | Investment Basics
The term ‘hedge’ refers to risk mitigation. Earlier, Hedge Funds used to aim at reducing the risk of decline in prices of securities. Nowadays, it works for generating outsized returns. The hedge fund is not an investment instrument but refers to a collective...
by Divya Premkumar | Feb 27, 2019 | Investment Basics
The Sharpe ratio is an important metric used to determine the overall return an investor receives on his portfolio and measures the total amount of revenue earned for each unit of risk. The ratio shows the investor how their investment or fund is performing after...
by Divya Premkumar | Feb 26, 2019 | Investment Basics
Goodwill is an intangible asset that represents the non-physical items of a company has that cannot be easily valued. It is the excess value of a business after subtracting the assets from the liabilities. This value can be generated from customer loyalty, the quality...
by Divya Premkumar | Feb 21, 2019 | Investing Psychology
“Like a pane of glass framing and subtly, distorting our vision, mental models determine what we see”- Peter Senge. Have you ever stopped to question your perception of the world around you? Have you asked yourself: ‘Is the way you view something really...
by Kritesh Abhishek | Feb 19, 2019 | Personal Finance, Save money
How much should you save — This is one of the biggest questions that comes to everyone’s mind when we talk about budgeting. The importance of smart budgeting cannot be overstated as excessive spending and irregular saving habits can lead to disasters in the...
by Kritesh Abhishek | Feb 18, 2019 | Investment Basics
While picking a quality company for long term investment, one of the key element to check is the company’s sustainable competitive advantage or Moat. If you are new to the concept of Moat, I would suggest you to first read this blog post. Anyways, in general, the Moat...
by Kritesh Abhishek | Feb 15, 2019 | Investment Basics
“It is remarkable how much long-term advantage people like us have gotten by trying to be consistently not stupid, instead of trying to be very intelligent.” – Charlie Munger Over the last couple of years, since I’ve started investing, I’ve come to know so many...
by Rajarshi Bose | Feb 14, 2019 | Mutual Funds
The Balanced Mutual Fund is a type of Equity Mutual Fund which combines the feature of both equity and debt in a single instrument. It means that the money pooled from the unitholders are invested both in debt and equity instruments. However, the equity element in the...
by Divya Premkumar | Feb 9, 2019 | Personal Finance
As millennials we are often given a lot of investment advice- save early, take advantage of mutual funds and employer savings accounts and get rid of high-interest credit cards. But research has shown that one of the best ways to build up that retirement nest-egg is...
by Divya Premkumar | Feb 8, 2019 | Investing Psychology
The Prisoner’s Dilemma is a popular two-person game of strategic thinking that is analyzed as part of game theory. It demonstrates how rational individuals are unlikely to co-operate even when it is in their best interests to do so. The game uses the example of two...
HDFC AMC vs Nippon life AMC – Profitability, Valuation & Future Prospect
