Financial Literacy

An investment portfolio is a collection of investments owned by an individual or entity. In a portfolio, all investments are managed collectively.

A profit and loss statement (P/L) is a financial statement summarizing revenues, costs and expenses incurred during a given period, such as the fiscal year.

The price-to-sales ratio (P/S) is one of the most commonly used ratio between the price of a company’s share and its sales per share.

The price-to-book ratio (P/B) is a commonly used ratio between the price of a company’s share and its book value per share.

When tracking down trending stocks to buy, here are a few useful strategies. Whether you’re trading or investing, this can help.

Present value is the current value of a future sum of money. This is somehing all investors must take into consideration each day.

Net margin is the percentage of revenue after operating expenses, preferred stock dividends, interest and tax are subtracted from the total revenue.

Overhead costs are an indirect expense related to the whole company or operation that doesn’t directly contribute to the end-product or service.