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74Why is China so Important to the U.S. Economy?
By Sean Ryan, CFA China has rapidly increased in economic importance. It is particularly important to the United States’ economy for two reasons: China is a source of low-cost manufactured goods,...
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71What Are the Most Important Items in a Financial Statement?
By Sean Ryan, CFA Each financial statement serves a particular purpose, and each one contains some items that are especially important. The two main financial statements are the Balance Sheet, and...
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74How to Measure a Stock’s Risk
By Alan Fleisig Most eternal questions are best left to philosophers. The eternal question of how to measure the risk of investing in a specific stock, however, has been pondered by investors,...
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71Why Does a Company Use Debt?
By Sean Ryan, CFA Companies use debt to increase the owners’ profits. Typically, a company will borrow money – either through a loan from the bank, or through bonds sold to investors –...
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69Why is the U.S. Dollar the World’s Reserve Currency?
By James Brumley Thought there are 178 currencies across the globe to choose from, the world has chosen the U.S. dollar as the primary vehicle to facilitate international trading of goods and...
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69Comparing Companies in the Same Sector
By Alan Fleisig Two shiny, new cars sit on a dealer’s lot. Identical on the outside, one has a powerful V-8 and goes from 0-60 in 4 seconds, but only gets 18 miles to the gallon. The other is a...
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66Reading a Stock Chart
By Alan Fleisig Plato is the source for the idea that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” There is always “beauty” – meaning, in this instance, a piece of useful information – to be...
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67What Are Analyst Ratings and Estimates?
By: Sean Ryan, CFA Analyst estimates and ratings represent analysts’ expectations of how a company (and its’ stock) will perform in the future. When we say “estimates,” we are usually talking...
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66The Importance of the Sales per Employee Indicator
By Alan Fleisig How many home improvement store employees does it take to screw in a light bulb? This may seem like the setup for a silly joke. But if you were considering making an investment...
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66What is a Moving Average?
By James Brumley Veteran investors as well as newcomers to the stock market will equally appreciate the versatile clues provided by a stock’s moving average. What’s a moving average as it...
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