| Back-End Load | A fee charged to the investor on the redemption of his investments from a particular mutual fund. This is charged as a % of value of units held. It typically declines every year the investor stays invested. |
| Balance Sheet | Balance sheet is a financial statement of a company which shows its assets and liabilities. It depicts the company's financial position at a particular point of time. |
| Basis Point | One basis point is equal to 1/100th of a percent (0.01%) and is used for meauring the returns of various financial securities. |
| Bear Market | A situation where share prices fall drastically, and majority of investors sell their shares. |
| Benchmark | A market index which is used as a standard to match with the fund's performance. Eg- Nifty, Sensex, BSE500 etc. |
| Beta | Beta is a measure of volatility or sensitivity of the fund in comparison to the market. Beta < 1 indicates fund is less volatile than market. |
| Beta | Beta is a measure of volatility or sensitivity of the fund in comparison to the market. Beta < 1 indicates fund is less volatile than market. |
| Blue-Chip Stocks | Blue chip companies are the large well known organisations with high quality stocks. Their financial performance has been stellar from years and are known for rewarding their investors. |
| Bond | Bond is a debt instrument, which has a fixed intrest rate payable at pre-defined intervals, and maturity date. It is used by company to raise capital in form of loans from the investor. |
| Capital Gains | Capital gains is the profit which the person makes when he sells the asset. Selling price - purchase price = Capital gains. |
