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The Indian government has been defensive about opening up its retail sector to global companies such as Wal-Mart and Amazon. This is the reason why the country only permits 100% foreign direct investment in single-brand retail. This means that companies like Levis or Benetton can own and operate stores because they only sell one single […]
Pros and Cons of Freemium Model
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Technology Risks In Commercial Banking: KfW Bank Case Study
The speed at which commercial banking is being automated is astounding. The automation process is about two decades old. However, over time, many difficult processes have been automated. However, commercial banks have realized that automation can be a double-edged sword and can sometimes lead to spectacular blunders which can impact the reputation of the bank. […]
Challenges Faced by Commercial Banks
Commercial banking has been around for a very long time. Ever since the birth of corporations more than three centuries ago, banks have been providing services to large corporations in one form or the other. Over the years, the commercial banking model has been relatively stable. Of course, with the passage of time, newer and […]
Managing the Cash Burn Rate
The concepts of cash burn and cash burn rate are relatively new to the investor as well as to the entrepreneur committee. Hence, even though investors have gradually started accepting cash burn to be a normal part of setting up certain types of businesses, they are not really aware of how it needs to be […]
Assets with some financial value are called securities.
The analysis of various tradable financial instruments is called security analysis. Security analysis helps a financial expert or a security analyst to determine the value of assets in a portfolio.
Security analysis is a method which helps to calculate the value of various assets and also find out the effect of various market fluctuations on the value of tradable financial instruments (also called securities).
Security Analysis is broadly classified into three categories:
Fundamental Analysis refers to the evaluation of securities with the help of certain fundamental business factors such as financial statements, current interest rates as well as competitor’s products and financial market.
Financial statements are nothing but proofs or written records of various financial transactions of an investor or company.
Financial statements are used by financial experts to study and analyze the profits, liabilities, assets of an organization or an individual.
Technical analysis refers to the analysis of securities and helps the finance professionals to forecast the price trends through past price trends and market data.
Quantitative analysis refers to the analysis of securities using quantitative data.
Fundamental analysis is done with the help of financial statements, competitor’s market, market data and other relevant facts and figures whereas technical analysis is more to do with the price trends of securities.
The stream which deals with managing various securities and creating an investment objective for individuals is called portfolio management. Portfoilo management refers to the art of selecting the best investment plans for an individual concerned which guarantees maximum returns with minimum risks involved.
Portfolio management is generally done with the help of portfolio managers who after understanding the client’s requirements and his ability to undertake risks design a portfolio with a mix of financial instruments with maximum returns for a secure future.
Portfolio theory was proposed by Harry M. Markowitz of University of Chicago. According to Markowitz’s portfolio theory, portfolio managers should carefully select and combine financial products on behalf of their clients for guaranteed maximum returns with minimum risks.
Portfolio theory helps portfolio managers to calculate the amount of return as well as risk for any investment portfolio.
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