Trading in the stock market is associated with various charges, including brokerage charges and securities transaction tax (STT). Knowing how these charges are levied will help you to plan your trade in advance. Before getting into brokerage charges let us understand who charges you brokerage fee and why. Brokerage fee is charged to you by a stock broker through whom you … [Read more...] about Brokerage charges levied by discount stock brokers in India
World’s top 8 most successful Investors of all time
You must be nervous like any other investors while deciding whether or not to enter the stock market. Therefore, it's always better to explore the market to know who are the big fishes in the stock market and how they work. Below in this article we have listed the world's most successful investors. You must spend time learning from these masters. Benjamin … [Read more...] about World’s top 8 most successful Investors of all time
Private company versus publicly listed company – what is the difference
A company can be classified as private or publicly listed based on whether it's stocks can be traded in financial markets or not. Organizations whose shares are traded in the financial markets (stock exchanges) are known as publicly listed companies. Organizations whose shares can't be traded in the financial market is referred to as a private or closely held … [Read more...] about Private company versus publicly listed company – what is the difference
How many board meetings a One Person Company should conduct in a year
To consider policy issues and other major problems of a one person company, board meetings are held by bringing together the directors. Companies act allow you to hold it in many forms. Directors can meet to take decision in all most all cases of the OPC. They can also delegate certain type of functions to a particular person or group of people. Depending on the size of … [Read more...] about How many board meetings a One Person Company should conduct in a year
Fixed assets on the company’s balance sheet
Asset held with the intention of being used for the purpose of producing goods or providing services and is not held for sale in the normal course of business is known as fixed assets. Fixed assets are shown on the balance sheet at its historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Cost of fixed assets Cost of fixed asset is the purchase price and any thing that is … [Read more...] about Fixed assets on the company’s balance sheet
Inventory on the balance sheet
In simplified terms, inventory consists of items which the company owns but has not yet sold and/or consumed. Inventory is shown under the head current asset on the balance sheet because in the normal operating cycle, the company usually converts the goods into cash. Inventory for a manufacturing company consist of: Raw materialsWork-in-progressFinished goods Raw … [Read more...] about Inventory on the balance sheet
what is Retained Earnings and how its calculated
Company's profit can be distributed as dividend or retained for reinvestment within the organisation. Based on management's plan, companies in general distribute a portion of the profit as dividend and the balance left out reinvested for future growth. Retained earnings is the accumulated profit that the company earns and retain for reinvestment purpose after paying dividend … [Read more...] about what is Retained Earnings and how its calculated
Single entry or double entry bookkeeping – What is best
Bookkeeping is the process of accumulating, classifying, recording and organizing a financial transaction to facilitate day-to-day transaction of an entity for preparing financial statement. We have two systems of bookkeeping to consider: single-entry and double-entry. Based on your business size and complexity, you can use either single-entry or double-entry bookkeeping … [Read more...] about Single entry or double entry bookkeeping – What is best
How to start a Systematic Investment Plan or SIP in Mutual Fund
There are two ways to invest in a mutual fund. One is the one-time outright payment directly to the mutual fund and the other one is periodic payments to a predefined mutual fund scheme. The First type of investment is called Lump Sum investment and the second one is called SIP or Systematic Investment Plan of a mutual fund. In this article we will be discussing how to invest … [Read more...] about How to start a Systematic Investment Plan or SIP in Mutual Fund
Difference between repo rate and reverse repo rate
In this article, we will be discussing the difference between repo and reverse repo rate. To understand reverse repo rate, we first have to understand what is repo rate. For short term requirement, banks in Indian can borrow money from RBI to lend to customers. When bank borrow money from RBI, they pay a fixed interest percentage in return to RBI. The interest percentage is … [Read more...] about Difference between repo rate and reverse repo rate