Nov 2009 27
Closed End Funds
Close End Funds refer to a collective investment option with fewer shares. In the United States, these are legally called closed-end companies and happen to be one amongst...
Nov 2009 26
Exchange Traded Funds
There are some very popular weapons of investment known as Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) that aims at some unique markets. These markets may be related to the stock...
Nov 2009 25
Federal Funds Rate
Why is interest charged? Basically interest is the cost which one has to pay for borrowing money. In other words, it is the opportunity cost of the funds...
Nov 2009 24
Hedge Funds
A private investment partnership with a small number of investors making a minimum amount of initial investment is known as a Hedge fund. Generally, the hedge funds are...
Aug 2009 2
Mutual Funds, Good, Bad or Ugly?
A mutual fund is a collection of stocks and/or bonds managed by a company. Buyers own shares of the fund instead of picking individual stocks. Mutual funds have been...