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They are similar to mutual funds, they collect pools of money from investors. Hedge funds are…

The price of a bond is the present value of the future cash flows. When interest…

The most basic decision for investors is the amount of risk they are willing to take.…

Convertible preferred stock is preferred stock that can be exchanged for a set number of common…

Preferred stock is an equity security that represents ownership in a company. Investors typically use preferred stock differently. Capital…

A stock splits is considered when stock prices are too high or low. Forward stock splits…

When a company can no longer pay it’s debts, creditors can sue in bankruptcy court and…

Common stockholders are partial owners of the company. Being an owner means stockholders have rights such…

Common stock represents ownership in a company – “the issuer”.  One share is a small slice of the…