TRANSPARENCY
In finance and economics, extent to which investors can fully access any necessary financial details about a firm including price levels, financial reports, and market depth. Transparency is one of the prerequisites in attaining a free and efficient market. Full disclosure refers to information flow from the company to investors.
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Return On Assets - ROA
ROA measures the profit a company generates as percentage of its total assets’ value.
Channel Stuffing
Deceptive business practice in which a firm inflates its sales and earnings futures by sending more inventory to retailers than it can sell to the ...
Actuarial Cost Method
A method employed by actuaries for the calculation of the periodic amount that a company has to pay for the coverage of the pension expenses. The t ...
Absolute Priority
It is a rule that says the order of payment when a company liquidates its asset—creditors first before the shareholders. This rule is commonl ...
Gadfly
Colloquial term for an investor criticizing a firm’s executives at the annual shareholders meeting. This shareholder outlines certain issues ...
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Taxpayers, remember these two dates when filing your tax return: December 31 and April 15. We have previously discussed what to do before the year ...
An Introduction to Ethical Investing
Ethical investing is, simply put, investing while taking into consideration your personal beliefs or your ethics. Because it is personal, it means ...
Health Savings Account: Eligibility
We discussed the fundamental information regarding HSAs. Now, we shall tackle the qualifications for opening an HSA.
Any person can utili ...
Renovate or Move?
You have a well-furnished home with a garden full of flowers and plants. Imagine sharing your beautiful abode, which has four bedrooms, a kitchen, ...
Digesting Financial Statements: Revenue
When it comes to reporting revenue, companies should pinpoint the perilous revenues, match reported revenues to the money at hand, and analyze and ...
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