Learn what financial instruments are, explore major types and asset classes, and understand how they work in investing, trading, and portfolio construction.

Controlling costs is vital for a small business to generate gross profit, cover its overhead and make net profit. Given the competition from larger organizations and the often limited revenue ...

Prepaid payment instruments are pre-loaded with a value so that they can be used to buy goods and services. These come in the form of magnetic strip cards, smart cards, Internet accounts and wallets, ...

At a time when equity markets are gyrating wildly, you’d think that debt markets or instruments would be a safe haven. Surely, debt instruments aren’t as risky as equity, but that doesn’t mean they ...