Preferred shares explained
Preferred shares are stock in a company which have a defined dividend, and a prior claim on income to the common stock holder. Should the company wind up operations, preferred…
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Inflation Machinations for the Nation
Leave the statistics to the statisticians: CPI (Consumer Price Index) as a fairly accurate measure of inflation. The “consumer price index” or CPI is regarded as a fairly accurate statistic…
Econometric Techniques
Analysts use statistical tools to try to model the economy and get an indication on interest rate movement. The resulting equations and variables are called econometric techniques. Econometric Techniques Quantitative…
Borrowing Money Through Public or Private Issues
Companies can borrow money through either public or private placement, two investment options investors need to look carefully at.
Mutual Fund Valuation
Mutual fund valuation can be complicated when some securities prove to be hard to value and illiquid. After all, when it comes to investments, liquidity risk is having your money…
Term Selection For Investors: The Winning Strategy
Editor’s Note: This article was written in 1997. Although the market context was the 30 years from 1966 to 1996, the investment climate was generally the same as now. Interest…
