Across
- 4. A standard or "yardstick" (like the Nifty 50) used to measure the performance of an investment or a mutual fund.
- 6. A legal arrangement where a third party holds money or assets on behalf of two other parties completing a transaction.
- 7. A difficult economic situation where stagnant growth and high unemployment happen at the same time as high inflation.
- 8. The process of gradually writing off the initial cost of an intangible asset or paying off a debt through regular installments.
- 9. A financial product that pays out a fixed stream of payments to an individual, typically used as a guaranteed income during retirement.
Down
- 1. The property of an asset (like cash or gold) where individual units are interchangeable and indistinguishable from each other.
- 2. The difference between the bid price (buy) and the ask price (sell) of a security or asset.
- 3. A term used in venture capital to describe a privately held startup company with a total valuation of over $1 billion.
- 5. An investment technique used to reduce the risk of adverse price movements in an asset; essentially an insurance policy for your stocks.
- 7. The ability of a company to meet its long-term financial obligations and continue operating into the foreseeable future.