In Socially Responsible Investing (SRI), negative screening and positive screening are two common strategies used to align investments with ethical, social, and environmental values. While both approaches focus on selecting companies based on...
Municipal bonds and corporate bonds are both debt instruments, but they differ in purpose, tax treatment, risk, and accessibility. Municipal bonds are issued by state and local governments or their agencies to finance public projects such as schools,...
The desire for a good is supported by the ability and willingness to pay for it. Supply, on the other hand, refers to the total amount of a commodity that is ready for sale.
Access to Chinese companies is easiest through American Depository Receipts (ADRs). ADRs can be bought and sold just like every other publicly traded stock in the United States, and they pay dividends just like any other stock, but their basic...
Diversification is an important component of any long-term investment strategy. Blue-chip stocks can provide a solid foundation for an investment portfolio, but most financial advisers advise investors to diversify their portfolio with various asset...
Based on the total market capitalization of its listed securities, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is the world's largest equity-based exchange. It is headquartered in New York City. On March 8, 2006, the NYSE went public after acquiring the...
Basic stock patterns refer to recurring formations or configurations that appear on price charts and are used by traders and analysts to identify potential market movements. These patterns often reflect the collective behavior of market participants...
An investment strategy known as a bond ladder involves spreading bond investments over time with continuous reinvestment.
Derivatives are financial contracts whose value comes from an underlying asset, index, or rate. The most common types include futures, options, swaps, and forwards. Instead of owning the asset directly, such as a stock, bond, or commodity, investors...
Amortisation is the process of spreading out the repayment of a loan or the cost of an intangible asset over a set period of time. Depending on the conditions set by banks or copyright agencies, this is usually a set number of months or years....