The Perils of the Immediacy Trap and Why we can and cannot do without it
February 12, 2025
Meaning of Financial Management Financial Management means planning, organizing, directing and controlling the financial activities such as procurement and utilization of funds of the enterprise. It means applying general management principles to financial resources of the enterprise. Scope/Elements of Financial Management Investment decisions includes investment in fixed assets (called as capital budgeting). Investment in current […]
The free cash flow to operating cash flow ratio is different from other ratios. It is different in the sense that it is comparing two measures of cash flow. Usually cash flow ratios compare a cash flow item to an item on the income statement or on the balance sheet. Here are the details of […]
Entrepreneurs as well as people in the general market are often left perplexed about how investors decide to value any company. It is common for two companies with very similar asset bases and value propositions to receive a very different valuation from investor groups. This may seem confusing to common people and the entire valuation […]
Commodities are like stocks and other securities. There values could theoretically go up and down over the long term. Some experts have been suggesting that the future holds a particularly good time to be invested in commodities. They believe that there are several demographic factors which make commodities a more preferable investment as compared to […]
The holding company-subsidiary company corporate structure is extremely popular all across the world. All large companies serve as holding companies. For instance, Apple Inc. is a holding company which is registered in the United States. Apple has several subsidiaries all across the world. Companies like Apple China and Apple Russia are registered in their respective […]
A market is a place where two parties are involved in transaction of goods and services in exchange of money. The two parties involved are:
In a market the buyer and seller comes on a common platform, where buyer purchases goods and services from the seller in exchange of money.
A place where individuals are involved in any kind of financial transaction refers to financial market. Financial market is a platform where buyers and sellers are involved in sale and purchase of financial products like shares, mutual funds, bonds and so on.
Let us go through the various types of financial market:
A market where individuals invest for a longer duration i.e. more than a year is called as capital market. In a capital market various financial institutions raise money from individuals and invest it for a longer period.
Capital Market is further divided into:
Commodity market like any other market includes a buyer and a seller. In such a market buyer purchases raw products like rice, wheat, grain, cattle and so on from the seller at a mutually agreed rate.
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