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Investing

  1. Warren Buffett's Moat: How Sustainable Is Trader Joe's Competitive ...

    Understand the factors that have led to retail grocer Trader Joe's competitive advantage ...

  2. Warren Buffett's Moat: How Sustainable is Costco's Competitive ...

    Find out how Costco has leveraged its cost model and brand equity into a sustainable ...

  3. Emotional Intelligence: 5 Lessons for Investors from Charlie ...

    Discover what fundamental investor and billionaire Charlie Munger says about emotional ...

  4. Tempted by Fallen Angels

    As a swathe of the commodities sector is stripped of its investment-grade ratings ...

  5. Invest Like Buffett With These Two ETFs (VOO,SHY)

    If you think Warren Buffett’s simple yet effective approach to investing might be ...

  6. Matter of Debate: A Return to Small Cap Quality?

    To assess risks and opportunities in small caps, we tapped into the insights of two ...
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Personal Finance

  1. GM Stock: Analyzing 5 Key Customers

    Take a brief look at a handful of General Motors customers, including dealership groups in Canada, Australia and the United ...

  2. Is this American Funds Money Market Fund Worth It? (AFAXX)

    Discover why the American Funds U.S. Government Money Market Fund's high expenses and 0% yield make it a less-than-ideal ...

  3. Starbucks Stock: Analyzing 5 Key Customers

    Discover how five of Starbucks' key customers help keep the coffee giant competitive worldwide by offering a variety of food ...

  4. 3 ETFs to Take Advantage of Increased Mortgage Rates (REM, ...

    Obtain a comparative review and analysis of three of the top-performing ETFs that are poised to generate profits from increased ...

  5. Mortgage Deals: Mortgage Lens vs. Mortgage Coach

    Find out which of these two online mortgage planning and presentation services, Mortgage Lens or Mortgage Coach, is better ...

  6. Warren Buffett's Moat: How Sustainable Is Trader Joe's Competitive ...

    Understand the factors that have led to retail grocer Trader Joe's competitive advantage over some of its notable competitors, ...
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Active Trading

  1. Gilead Stock: Capital Structure Analysis (GILD)

    Analyze the capital structure of Gilead Sciences to understand the impacts of debt and equity financing. Identify trends ...

  2. (TVIX) VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short-Term ETN: Who is ...

    Discover how the TVIX loses up to 90% of its value annually and who are the largest institutional players. Learn if this ...

  3. Lowe's Stock: Capital Structure Analysis (LOW)

    Examine Lowe's Companies' equity capitalization, debt capitalization and enterprise value to analyze trends in the retailer's ...

  4. UPS Stock: Capital Structure Analysis

    Analyze UPS' capital structure to determine the relative importance of debt and equity financing. Identify the factors influencing ...

  5. Google Stock: Capital Structure Analysis (GOOGL)

    Analyze Alphabet's capital structure to determine how it has changed over time and how it compares to similar companies.

  6. Amazon Stock: Capital Structure Analysis (AMZN)

    Analyze Amazon's capital structure to determine what roles equity and debt play in financing operations. How has Amazon's ...
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Forex

  1. A Window of Opportunity for Emerging Market Assets

    This week’s chart shows why we are in a sweet spot for emerging market (EM) assets with a weakening U.S. dollar, a rebound ...

  2. Re-Emerging Markets?

    If you're wondering when will the emerging markets comeback be? Read on because is still young, but encouraging.

  3. Global Transportation: Exploring Revenue Trends and Fundamentals

    Explore the geographic trends in global transportation sector revenues, and discover the factors that influence revenue contribution ...

  4. Microsoft Stock: An Earnings Case Study (MSFT)

    Examine Microsoft's historic and forecast earnings. Analyze the factors driving recent EPS performance and shaping consensus ...

  5. 4 Reasons Currency Hedging is Important

    Learn how currency hedging can help reduce exchange rate risk for a portfolio of foreign stocks. Consider the cost of hedging ...

  6. The Top ETFs for a Rebound in Financials (XLF,PGF)

    Financials have been hit hard. Here's how to play it if you think a bottom is approaching.
Hot Definitions

  1. Cash Conversion Cycle - CCC

    A metric that expresses the length of time, in days, that it takes for a company to convert resource inputs into cash flows. ...

  2. Rule Of 72

    A shortcut to estimate the number of years required to double your money at a given annual rate of return (see compound annual ...

  3. Deferred Interest

    The amount of interest that is added to the principal balance of a loan when the contractual terms of that loan allow for ...

  4. Goodwill

    An account that can be found in the assets portion of a company's balance sheet. Goodwill can often arise when one company ...

  5. Return On Invested Capital - ROIC

    A calculation used to assess a company's efficiency at allocating the capital under its control to profitable investments. ...

  6. Law Of Demand

    A microeconomic law that states that, all other factors being equal, as the price of a good or service increases, consumer ...
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