Category: Investment

Trade finance is a broad term that encompasses a variety of instruments and techniques that are used to finance global trade. With rapid technological advancements, rising geopolitical tensions, and global economic shutdowns, the trade finance sector as a whole has undergone significant transformations over the past decade. Pre-export and post-export trade finance can still be used to determine a company’s capital requirements or a person’s cash flow availability. Suppliers and supply chain management is crucial to trade finance; the different actors in any global supply chain may use financing products…

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Manchester, NH, April 15, 2025 – Alumni Ventures (AV), one of the most active venture capital firms in the world, announced the launch of the AV Syndicate, a new investment platform that allows accredited investors to participate in individual venture deals. Access to venture capital opportunities, which have largely remained unavailable to many investors, is further democratized by this novel platform. “We’re thrilled to provide investors even greater flexibility and choice,” said Mike Collins, Founder and CEO of Alumni Ventures. “For over 10 years, we’ve offered investors a broad menu…

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Introduction Free cash flow is a key financial measure in the value relevance analysis that unveils the actual financial health of a business organization beyond the bottom line. Free cash flow is the actual net cash one has after paying for capital investments, whereas non-cash expenses are already taken into account in net income. Calculating free cash flow has become widely used, especially among investors and analysts, to analyze the company’s financial health, growth prospects, and operating efficiency. Understanding how to calculate free cash flow and interpreting its implications is…

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Allocating Your Investment Assets For Steady Growth Lately, I have come across many “investors” who are experiencing significant losses on their investments, either due to the current bear market or the underperformance of their investment. And because of this, many book readers have approached me, worried about their investments. The most frequently asked question I encounter is: “How do I make money on my investments during a tough market like this?” I find it gratifying when individuals approach me with an awareness of the significance of investing and have already…

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Lately, I have come across many “investors” who are experiencing significant losses on their investments, either due to the current bear market or the underperformance of their investment. And because of this, many book readers have approached me, worried about their investments. The most frequently asked question I encounter is: “How do I make money on my investments during a tough market like this?” I find it gratifying when individuals approach me with an awareness of the significance of investing and have already undertaken the necessary steps to grow their…

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Corporate bonds play a crucial role in the world of finance and are preferred by individual and institutional investors. Portfolio diversification is the number one rule of investing, and corporate bonds help investors achieve the same. They offer a lucrative opportunity for investors to earn higher, fixed returns than fixed deposits while maintaining capital security compared to stocks. Investing in corporate bonds has become easier thanks to new guidelines from authorities like SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India), making it more accessible to retail investors. Previously, retail investors could…

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