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The profit made by a company from its operations is known as the operating profit or in accounting terms, EBITDA (Earnings before Interest, Depreciation and Amortization). From EBITDA, the company pays interest to its lenders. Depreciation and amortization, which are non-cash items, are also deducted from...

Mutual funds are wonderful investment options for meeting a variety of financial goals. However, a common problem which retail investors often face is the problem of too many choices. One of main...

In our previous article, Elections results and equity market, we had discussed how equity markets performed after each election and during the terms of the respective governments. We had seen that the impact...

Equity mutual funds have on an average done extremely well in the last 3 years. Equity funds belonging to the large cap category have given average trailing annualized 3 years returns of 18.2%. The top performer...

Consumption is one of the most attractive themes for equity investors in India. What makes the consumption theme very attractive for long term investors is that, it is both cyclical and defensive. The cyclical aspect of consumption enables...

We have often heard that recent performance of a mutual fund is not always a good indicator of future performance. Yet some financial advisers cite last one year returns when selling mutual funds. In this article...

Equity markets never move in one direction only. Market advances or declines based on a variety of factors on a day to day basis. Sometimes the movement against the market trend can sustain for days and weeks...

About one year back, I read a funny article in article written by Morgan Housel in the popular US investment journal The Motley Fool. It was about excessive use of certain jargons by investment experts and financial...

As kids, do you remember writing a spelling or a answer on a piece of paper to make sure you remember, maybe before exams. I am sure, we all know the reason and benefits of doing this. Holding on to the same...

Financial Services plays a critical role in the economic growth and development of any country. Efficient financial systems with focus on financial inclusion is essential for the long-term development of emerging economies. For example, China has the largest banking sector in the world with bank assets nearly 3 times of its GDP...