| Back-End Load |
A fee charged to the investor on the redemption of his investments from a particular mutual fund. This is charged as a % of value of units held. It typically declines every year the investor stays invested. |
| Balance Sheet |
Balance sheet is a financial statement of a company which shows its assets and liabilities. It depicts the company's financial position at a particular point of time. |
| Basis Point |
One basis point is equal to 1/100th of a percent (0.01%) and is used for meauring the returns of various financial securities. |
| Bear Market |
A situation where share prices fall drastically, and majority of investors sell their shares. |
| Benchmark |
A market index which is used as a standard to match with the fund's performance. Eg- Nifty, Sensex, BSE500 etc. |
| Beta |
Beta is a measure of volatility or sensitivity of the fund in comparison to the market. Beta < 1 indicates fund is less volatile than market. |
| Beta |
Beta is a measure of volatility or sensitivity of the fund in comparison to the market. Beta < 1 indicates fund is less volatile than market. |
| Blue-Chip Stocks |
Blue chip companies are the large well known organisations with high quality stocks. Their financial performance has been stellar from years and are known for rewarding their investors. |
| Bond |
Bond is a debt instrument, which has a fixed intrest rate payable at pre-defined intervals, and maturity date. It is used by company to raise capital in form of loans from the investor. |
| Capital Gains |
Capital gains is the profit which the person makes when he sells the asset. Selling price - purchase price = Capital gains. |
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