Passively managed funds are index funds - funds that aim to hold securities in exactly the proportion that they are held in within an index and that typically have significantly lower fees that actively managed funds. These products offer market exposure at lower cost - so do ETFs.
Companies are often valued on earnings or multiples of earnings - for example the P/E ratio. One year of earnings might not tell you that much however because earnings can be volatile - especially if revenues/sales change.
Everyone should know what a stock and a bond are - this video gives a quick intro to that. What stocks and bonds are has a lot to do with how providers of capital interact with users of capital (through equity (which includes stocks for many large companies) and debt (which includes bonds for many large users of capital).
A number of the valuation methods refer to discounting - discounting cash flows - discounting dividends. This video looks at what discounting is - and how to some extent it is the inverse of compounding.
An introduction to what has been called the 8th wonder of the world - compounding. The principle that allows small sums to grow to large sums over time.
An introductory summary of hedge funds. There is a lot more on this in the book because it is easier to convey in a written format than on tape - also at more info at savingandinvesting.c om.
It is the interaction between providers and users of capital that forms the basis of our financial system. It is that which allows our money to grow and for companies and governments to have access to capital. In fact, it is that interaction which forms the basis of our financial system.
Widely Held Attitudes to Different Generations - Forbes A recent survey by Harris Interactive conducted for Charles Schwab and Age Wave asked almost 4,000 Americans aged 21 to 83 what they thought of different generations. Specifically, they were asked about people aged 13 to 31 or Generation Y; those ...
Growth of Arizona Estate Planning Business Leads National Future ... - dBu... PHOENIX - National Future Benefits (NFB), Arizona's premier estate planning firm, today announced it has opened a Tucson branch to support the continued growth of the company. NFB has experienced double-digit year-over-year growth and has added 12 ...
