2019-09-02 06:18
Over the last few posts we looked into the basics of risk management and learnt about the various types of risks and how they interact with each other. We learnt that risk management is a pr… Read More
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2019-03-28 13:07
Hi guys…in the last post we covered the basics of risk management…..in this post we will take the topic forward to cover different types of risks an organization is exposed to… Read More
2019-03-25 12:12
In the last few posts we learnt about managing the portfolios of pension funds and mutual funds and exchange traded funds and hedge funds….today we will look into the basics of risk m… Read More
2019-02-27 12:45
Hi guys…over the past few posts we covered the overview of portfolio management and the portfolio management process…..and in the last post we saw two forms of pooled investmen… Read More
2019-02-19 13:24
Hi guys ….over the last two posts i introduced you to the basics of portfolio management and also covered the portfolio management process…today we will look into how the tenet… Read More
2019-02-14 13:04
Hi guys….in the last post we got introduced to Portfolio Management …..in this post we will take the topic forward to cover the process of portfolio management as followed by a… Read More
2019-02-07 13:00
Hi guys, welcome back!!… the previous post on managing accounts receivables and payables was the last post in the category Corporate Finance……. from this post onward we… Read More
2019-02-04 12:59
Hi guys, in the last few posts we covered introduction to working capital management, liquidity ratio and how firm’s manage the cash position…today in the last post in the worki… Read More
2019-01-24 12:30
Hi guys…in the last post we covered what are liquidity ratios and how they help in measuring the liquidity position of a firm. In this post we will move forward to cover managing the… Read More
2019-01-21 13:40
In the last post we covered the introduction to Working Capital Management and how effective WCM is the key to managing a company’s liquidity. In this post we move forward to Liq… Read More
2018-11-27 12:57
In the last post we covered the introduction to Working Capital Management and how effective WCM is the key to managing a company’s liquidity. In this post we move forward to Liq… Read More
2018-11-07 05:13
Hi guys….in the last post we covered the topic Dividends and share repurchases…..from this post we being a series of posts covering the topic Working capital Management…… Read More
2018-10-18 05:29
Hi guys….over the last few posts we covered the topic Measures of Leverage….in this post we will cover a new topic…Dividends and Share repurchases…. Dividends are… Read More
2018-09-18 13:27
Hi guys….in the last post we completed the cost of capital series…..lets begin a new topic today….measures of leverage…..in this post we will learn how leverage a… Read More
2018-09-13 12:08
Hi guys….we have been running a series of posts covering the topic cost of capital…with this post today we come to the end of this series………in the last pos… Read More
2018-09-11 12:52
All parents mean the best for their children, especially when it comes to their well being and independence. Naturally, most of the advice they are passing on is based on their personal expe… Read More
2018-08-30 13:00
Hi guys…in this series of cost of capital, up until now we have covered WACC, cost of debt and in the last post we saw how the CAPM model is used for estimating the cost of common equ… Read More
2018-08-26 13:18
In the last two posts you got introduced to the concept of WACC and learnt how to calculate cost of debt….In this post we will take the series forward and learn how to estimate cost o… Read More
2018-08-23 13:23
In the last post i introduced you to the concept of WACC….from this post we begin a series of two posts wherein we will discuss how the component costs included in the WACC are… Read More
2018-08-20 12:42
In the previous two posts, we got introduced to the concept of capital budgeting and how capital projects are evaluated and selected. Capital budgeting involves discounting of the cash flows… Read More
2018-08-16 13:57
In the last post I introduced you to the concept of Capital Budgeting. In this post we take the concept forward to learn how cash flows discounted over time to the present value are used to… Read More
2018-08-15 09:26
Hi guys, I’m back after a long hiatus !!…good to see you all !…. So today we being a new subject all together – Corporate Finance…..the introductory chapter… Read More
2018-03-02 05:01
Starting a new business is a quite tricky task to perform. It is something that not just requires a lot of capital but your attention and time as well. Arranging the capital for a small busi… Read More
2018-02-06 14:17
We as humans have come a long way, from cash to credit and debit cards and now bitcoin. Bitcoin is the digital currency system with no central authority. Yes, no bank or anything is there to… Read More
2018-01-01 12:40
In the last post we covered the basics of leasing. In this post we will look at the accounting and reporting of different types of leases by the lessor and the lessee. Accounting and reporti… Read More
2017-10-28 08:45
In the last few posts we learnt about the treatment of bonds on the financial statements and amortization of bonds. From this post we will delve into the topic of leasing of assets and learn… Read More
2017-09-19 13:01
In the past post we covered the basics of bonds payable….In this post we will look into the amortization methods of bond premium or bond discount and their treatment on the financial… Read More
2017-08-26 06:11
Non current or long term liabilities represent loss of economic benefits over the future period of greater than a year. Non current liabilities generally reported on a company’s financ… Read More
2017-08-17 05:01
For achieving the economic growth, the financing and structure of a income tax rate change have an undefined role. The tax rate may encourage individuals to work, invest, and save. If the ta… Read More
2017-08-14 06:26
In the past posts in the Income Tax series we have learnt about deferred tax assets and liabilities, tax bases and effect of changes in tax rates. In this post we will learn about valuation… Read More
2017-08-01 12:43
In the previous two posts in the Income Taxes series, we looked deeply into deferred tax assets and liabilities and tax bases v s carrying values. In today’s post we will look into the… Read More
2017-06-19 09:07
Hi, in the last post we covered deferred tax assets and liabilities. Today we will look into tax base and carrying value. Temporary differences due to difference in the tax base and carrying… Read More
2017-06-13 13:30
Edupristine is India’s leading training provider in courses such as CFA and FRM and also accounting and analytics courses such as CPA, CMA, Big Data and Hadoop. It has been founded by… Read More
2017-06-03 06:09
Hi guys ….after having reviewed a host of CFA education providers based worldwide, today I’m onto reviewing an India based Classroom CFA training provider called Edupristine. Ma… Read More
2017-06-03 04:52
IFRS and US GAAP reporting guidelines often differ from the income tax regulations which leads to differences in the income tax expense recognized in the income statement and income taxes ac… Read More
2017-05-29 12:21
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) is a Certification Course by CFA Institute, USA. CFA is one of the most chosen courses in the world of Finance and it is also one of the toughest courses to… Read More
2017-05-19 11:30
Hi, in the last three posts we covered tangible and intangible long-lived assets, depreciation methods for long-lived assets and impairment of long-lived assets. Today, we will cover leasing… Read More
2017-05-16 12:42
In the previous two posts we looked into tangible and intangible long-lived assets and depreciation and amortization methods for long-lived assets. Today we will look at impairment of l… Read More
2017-05-12 14:47
In a previous post I reviewed the Analyst Prep Question Bank. Today I’m going to review a CFA course review and question bank provider which is quickly gaining prominence with CFA stud… Read More
2017-05-08 11:28
Hi all…in the last post we covered tangible and intangible long-lived assets. In this post we will cover the depreciation method and amortization methods of those assets. Depreciation… Read More
2017-05-07 10:03
CFA exam policies permit only two models of financial calculator on the CFA exam; Texas Instruments BA II plus (including Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional version) and Hewlett Packa… Read More
2017-05-06 12:57
Hi. Having reviewed the Schweser CFA study notes and Wiley’s CFA Study Guide in previous two posts, today I’m on to reviewing the newest player in the CFA space – Bloomberg… Read More
2017-05-06 10:57
Hi all. In a previous post I reviewed the Schweser CFA study notes as a complete solution for the CFA exams. Today I’m going to review the CFA study guide offering by another popular p… Read More
2017-04-30 10:48
In the previous post, we covered the second part of the inventories series, LIFO reserve, and LIFO liquidation. From this post on, we start a new topic, long-lived assets, which we will cove… Read More
2017-04-23 11:03
In the last post, we covered the LIFO and FIFO methods of inventory management. In this post, we move on to cover LIFO reserve and LIFO liquidation. LIFO Reserve As already learned in the pr… Read More
2017-04-14 11:24
In the last post we read about equity analysis ratios, which was the last edition in the financial analysis techniques series. From this post onwards we begin a new topic, Inventory Man… Read More
2017-04-02 06:19
In the past post we covered the DuPont analysis of ROE. In this post we move on to covering the different types of equity valuation ratios ,that are ratios used in equity analysis. Equity Va… Read More
2017-04-02 06:12
Hi, welcome to this edition of the ‘Financial analysis techniques’ series. So far in this series we have discussed different types of important ratios and their interpretation li… Read More
2017-04-01 13:50
To conduct financial analysis meaningfully, financial statement data needs to be converted into formats conducive to analysis. These formats include, common size formats like common size inc… Read More
2017-02-08 15:07
Hi, welcome to this edition of the ‘Financial analysis techniques’ series. So far in this series we have discussed different types of important ratios and their interpretation li… Read More
2017-02-01 12:32
Profitability ratio: Introduction In the previous posts in this series covering Financial Analysis tools we have covered activity ratios, liquidity ratios and solvency ratios. In this post i… Read More
2017-01-28 05:13
Hi, welcome to the third installment of the Financial Analysis Techniques series. In the first post of this series we covered activity ratios – which are ratios that indicate operation… Read More
2017-01-25 13:49
In the last post we covered Activity ratios. In this post we move on to another important set of ratios – Liquidity ratios. So what are liquidity ratios? Liquidity ratios assess the li… Read More
2017-01-19 13:56
To conduct financial analysis meaningfully, financial statement data needs to be converted into formats conducive to analysis. These formats include, common size formats like common size inc… Read More
2017-01-13 14:13
In the last post we covered the analysis of the common size cash flow statement. Today, in the last post in the cash flow series, we will cover various types of cash flow ratios, like f… Read More
2017-01-13 13:20
Hi, so far in the cash flow statement series we have covered the basics of cash flow statements, the different formats in which the cash flow statements are prepared and detailed description… Read More
2017-01-07 13:57
In this post I’m going to review CFA Institute curriculum books based on my own CFA experience. So let’s start…. If clearing the CFA exam is not the only item on your agen… Read More
2017-01-06 13:17
CFA exam policies permit only two models of financial calculator on the CFA exam; Texas Instruments BA II plus (including Texas Instruments BA II Plus Professional version) and Hewlett Packa… Read More
2017-01-02 15:03
While CFA exams are not exactly a cakewalk, they are not difficult to crack either if armed with the right CFA study materials. Today there are a plethora of options available to CFA aspiran… Read More
2016-12-29 14:20
The key to cracking the CFA exams is practice. Solving practice questions similar to those that appear on the exam, make you familiar with and prepared for the level of difficulty to be expe… Read More
2016-12-28 13:56
Students wanting to pursue the CFA Program often find themselves pursuing answers to a lot of questions instead. To help you avoid going round in circles gathering information, here below I… Read More
2016-12-12 14:05
From the last post we started the series of posts covering the cash flow statement, beginning with an overview of the topic. In this post we will take the discussion forward and discuss the… Read More
2016-12-12 13:57
Preparation of cash flow statement: Introduction To recap the previous post in the cash flow statement series, cash flow statements can be prepared under two methods, cash flow statement dir… Read More
2016-12-12 07:15
From this post we begin a series of posts covering the various aspects of the cash flow statement. Over the next few posts we will cover the format of the Cash flow statement or the statemen… Read More
2016-12-02 13:11
Common size balance sheet Common size balance sheet is a vertical presentation of the balance sheet wherein each item is presented as a percentage of total assets. This standardizes the bala… Read More
2016-11-29 14:12
To recap our previous post covering the basics of the balance sheet, Non current assets are those that will not be converted into cash or used up within one year or one operating cycle. Non… Read More
2016-11-28 03:46
To recap the previous post covering the basics of the balance sheet, Current assets are all those assets which are expected to be converted into cash or used up within one year or one operat… Read More
2016-11-26 12:58
From this post we begin a series of posts covering the various aspects of a balance sheet. In this post we will begin with trying to understand how to read a balance sheet. So let’s be… Read More
2016-11-25 12:39
Which CFA study material should I refer? Will I be able to finish studying the portions before the exam? These are some of the questions students wanting to pursue the CFA charter find thems… Read More
2016-11-18 13:00
In the last post we discussed the treatment of non recurring items and accounting policy changes on the income statement. Today we move on the next topic ,i.e. EPS or earnings per share wher… Read More
2016-11-18 12:54
Hi again…in the last post we covered the earnings per share component on the income statement and its calculation under different capital structures. In this post we cover a income st… Read More
2016-11-15 13:51
In the previous two posts we covered the various aspects of recognizing revenue and recognizing expenses on the income statement and the various methods that can be employed for calculating… Read More
2016-11-12 14:22
In the last post we discussed the problems associated with revenue recognition and how revenue is recognized on the income statement under different scenarios. In this post we move on to dis… Read More
2016-11-09 14:14
In the last post we covered the basics of the income statement. In this post we take the discussion on income statements forward to cover the principles of revenue recognition on the income… Read More
2016-11-06 07:58
In the last post we covered the bookkeeping principle of double entry accounting and the progress of entries from the Journal to finally the financial statements. From this post we start a s… Read More
2016-10-31 11:03
Double entry accounting system The recording of financial transactions by a company is called bookkeeping. Modern bookkeeping is based on the principle of double entry accounting. All financ… Read More
2016-10-24 15:25
Transactions could arise out of business activities that can either be classified as operating activities, investing activities or financing activities. As we have already learnt in the last… Read More
2016-10-19 13:34
Financial statement analysis involves the analysis of a company’s past, present as well as its future prospects. Companies report their performance to interested parties such as i… Read More
2016-10-11 08:51
Effect of currency exchange rates on balance of trade and capital account In the post on balance of payments we had learned how payments from international trade transactions are segregated… Read More
2016-10-08 13:10
In the last post we covered the basics of currency exchange rate like base and price currencies, direct and indirect quotes and spot and forward rates. Today lets move our discussion fo… Read More
2016-10-08 13:04
In the last two posts we read about the various aspects of International trade. As we have read international trading comprises of countries buying and selling goods and ser… Read More
2016-10-03 14:14
Balance of Payments Balance of payments (BoP) is the record of all economic transactions that take place between a country and the rest of the world over a given period. These transactions a… Read More
2016-10-03 13:56
Taking our discussion on international trade forward, today we talk about restrictions on international trading. Restrictions on international trading, also known as barriers to trade, can t… Read More
2016-09-29 14:13
Gross Domestic Product and Gross National product Gross domestic product and Gross National product are two concepts closely related to international trade. So before we delve into the vario… Read More
2016-09-20 13:17
Discretionary fiscal policy action Discretionary fiscal policy action is the action that is taken by the government to change the fiscal policy at its discretion according to the s… Read More
2016-09-18 10:13
Fiscal policy is the government’s policy for managing its budget i.e. revenues (taxes) and expenditures i.e. government spending to influence the economy and meet its economic goals. T… Read More
2016-09-17 07:28
CFA Level 1 Economics Understanding Business cycles Cost Push Inflation Cost push inflation can be caused by a decrease in aggregate supply due to increase in the… Read More
2016-09-17 07:19
A Central bank is the apex bank in the country. It governs and regulates all banks functioning in the country. Examples of central banks are the Federal Reserve Bank in the United States, th… Read More
2016-09-17 07:17
Monetary policy is the policy the Central Bank of the country follows to regulate the supply of money and credit in the economy in order to promote economic growth, control inflation and mai… Read More
2016-09-17 07:08
Expansionary or contractionary monetary policy action Monetary policy action is said to be contractionary when the monetary policy rate is above the neutral interest rate and is said to be e… Read More
2016-09-15 14:08
Money Money is a generally accepted medium of exchange. It facilitates indirect exchange of goods and services. Since all goods and services are measured in units of money the consumer knows… Read More
2016-09-09 12:58
CFA Level 1 Economics Understanding business life cycles (Part 4) Inflation Inflation is defined as the persistent increase in prices over time. If the price level suddenly jumps and… Read More
2016-08-27 10:26
CFA Level 1EconomicsMonetary and Fiscal PolicyMoneyMoney is a generally accepted medium of exchange. It facilitates indirect exchange of goods and services. Since all goods and s… Read More
2016-08-24 14:09
CFA Level 1EconomicsUnderstanding Business cyclesCost Push InflationCost push inflation can be caused by a decrease in aggregate supply due to increase in the cost of a factor of production… Read More
2016-08-20 07:50
CFA Level 1EconomicsUnderstanding business cycles (Part 4)InflationInflation is defined as the persistent increase in prices over time. If the price level suddenly jumps and then stops incre… Read More
2016-08-19 13:47
CFA Level 1EconomicsUnderstanding business cycles (Part 3)Types and measures of Unemployment A person is termed as unemployed if he has been activelysearching for work although unsucces… Read More
2016-08-19 08:16
CFA Level 1EconomicsUnderstanding Business cycles (Part 2)Indicators of business cyclesA. Use of Resources1. Inventory: Inventory levels are good in… Read More
2016-08-17 04:29
CFA Level 1EconomicsUnderstanding Business Cycles (Part 1)Business cycles are fluctuations or up and down movements in the real GDP along its long term growth trend as shown below;Credit: Sc… Read More
2016-08-09 14:48
CFA Level 1EconomicsAggregate output, Prices and economic growth (Part 5)Fluctuations in aggregate demand and supply:Fluctuation in long run real output can occur when there is a decrease in… Read More
2016-08-06 13:56
CFA Level 1EconomicsAggregate Output and Economic growth (Part 4)The Aggregate supply curveWe can analyse the aggregate supply curve in three time frames the very short run, short run and lo… Read More
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