Investing
What Is Equity Risk Premium?
Equity-risk premium is the difference between expected returns from the stock market and the expected returns from risk-free investments.
Read Full PostWhat Is Risk-Free Rate?
The risk-free rate is the ‘theoretical’ minimum rate of return on investments with no risk.
Read Full Post8 Value Investing Icons
Value investing is the idea that you can achieve superior investment performance through buying stocks at prices that appear to be below the “intrinsic value” of the business. The origin of the tools to perform this analysis comes from Benjamin Graham and David Dodd’s 1934 book, Security Analysis. The investor tries to estimate the intrinsic…
Read Full PostFundamental Vs Technical Analysis for Investing
Investors use a number of techniques to evaluate stocks before making a trade or long-term investment decision. The two core techniques used can broadly be divided into fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Both paths use different methodologies to try to predict movements in the market, and both can be quite valuable for helping investors to…
Read Full PostThe Motivation, Impact, and Pain of Share Buybacks
What Are Share Buybacks? A share buyback is when a publicly-listed company uses cash to purchase its shares ‘back’ from the market. Also called share repurchase, the concept gives existing shareholders an option of selling their personal stakes back to the company. The only other way a company can distribute cash in such a manner…
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