Financial statements are a useful tool for judging the health of a company, and for comparing it to its competitors. They show what the company owes and owns, the profits or loses it has made over a given period, and how their position has changed since their last statement. Generally if you can tell which [...]
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April 1st, 2010
How to Interpret and Profit from Financial Statements
Posted in Investing 
Tags: Annual Reports, Balance Sheet, Basic Knowledge, Changes In Management, Due Diligence, Financial Position, Financial Ratios, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Fiscal Year, Future Stock, Liabilities, Losers, Occurrences, Present Value, Report Details, Share Prices, Shareholder, Shareholders Equity, Stock Prices
Tags: Annual Reports, Balance Sheet, Basic Knowledge, Changes In Management, Due Diligence, Financial Position, Financial Ratios, Financial Statement Analysis, Financial Statements, Fiscal Year, Future Stock, Liabilities, Losers, Occurrences, Present Value, Report Details, Share Prices, Shareholder, Shareholders Equity, Stock PricesJanuary 30th, 2010
Blue chip stocks – not a poker game
Posted in Stocks and Shares Tags: Blue Chip Company, Blue Chip Stocks, Blue Chips, Bondholders, Corporate Food Chain, Dividends, Investing In Stocks, Investing In The Stock Market, Investment Category, Long Term Investment, Mutual Fund, Poker Game, Preferred Shareholders, Present Value, Quality Company, Quality Stocks, Stock Investors, Stockholders, Supply And Demand, Tech Investment
Tags: Blue Chip Company, Blue Chip Stocks, Blue Chips, Bondholders, Corporate Food Chain, Dividends, Investing In Stocks, Investing In The Stock Market, Investment Category, Long Term Investment, Mutual Fund, Poker Game, Preferred Shareholders, Present Value, Quality Company, Quality Stocks, Stock Investors, Stockholders, Supply And Demand, Tech InvestmentInvesting in conservative blue chip stocks may not have the allure of a hot high-tech investment, but it can be highly rewarding nonetheless, as good quality stocks have outperformed other investment classes over the long term.
Historically, investing in stocks has generated a return, over time, of between 11 and 15 percent annually depending how aggressive [...]
January 20th, 2010
Cash for Structured Settlements
Posted in Investing Tags: Businessperson, Cash For Structured Settlements, Different Ways, Interest Compounding, Interest Rate, Present Value, Publicity Efforts, Rate Of Interest, Selling Structured Settlements, Stock Investor, Stocks, Sums, Time Value Of Money, Twenty Years, Value Of Money, Vocational Skill
Tags: Businessperson, Cash For Structured Settlements, Different Ways, Interest Compounding, Interest Rate, Present Value, Publicity Efforts, Rate Of Interest, Selling Structured Settlements, Stock Investor, Stocks, Sums, Time Value Of Money, Twenty Years, Value Of Money, Vocational SkillHow Much Can You Get by Selling Structured Settlements?
Structured settlements represent a stream of payments, often extending twenty years into the future. If you sell this stream, you cannot expect the buyer to pay you the total of these future payments. In fact, you will get much less, depending on the amounts and years involved. [...]
January 10th, 2010
Business Investment Decisions
Posted in Investments Tags: Business Investment, Capital Budgeting, Capital Rationing, Charitable Donations, Financial Managers, Intangible Benefits, Investment Decisions, Investment Pool, Investment Proposal, Judgements, Limited Resources, Major Tools, Mangers, New Machinery, Period Method, Present Value, Research Projects, Time Value Of Money, Timing Of Cash Flows, Value Of Money
Tags: Business Investment, Capital Budgeting, Capital Rationing, Charitable Donations, Financial Managers, Intangible Benefits, Investment Decisions, Investment Pool, Investment Proposal, Judgements, Limited Resources, Major Tools, Mangers, New Machinery, Period Method, Present Value, Research Projects, Time Value Of Money, Timing Of Cash Flows, Value Of MoneyThere are many investments that a company can make. It is a financial managers job to help the management team evaluate the investments, rank them and suggest choices. This process is called capital budgeting.
Some investments, however, defy financial analysis; an example of this may be seen in charitable donations, which provide intangible benefits that financial [...]