One of the most famous ratios used by value investors is the EV/EBITDA ratio, or the Enterprise Value to Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation, and Amortization ratio. Value investors use it to evaluate a company. The EV/EBITDA ratio is used with or instead of the P/E ratio. Let’s break down this ratio into two parts: […]
Markets
Week of 11/16/2020 Recap
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines. 1. A Slow Week for Stocks With the end of the highly-contested election cycle, the market has remained relatively stable as we head into the winter holidays. The Dow Jones dropped 0.74%, the S&P 500 fell -0.77%, while the NASDAQ gained 0.22% on the quiet […]
Week of 11/9/2020 Recap
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines. 1. Fading Excitement With amazing news announced Monday in the form of Pfizer’s reportedly 90% effective vaccine, markets started off the week very strong. The news from the American biotech company helped sustain the broad rally of the past two weeks, leaving non-tech industries that […]
The History of the US Dollar
The US dollar is one of the most stable and trusted global economy currencies. It has come a long way since its inception in 1775, with its fair share of ups and downs. Today, we’re going to take a look at the timeline of the US Dollar and its developments. 1690 The British-controlled Massachusetts Bay […]
Week of 11/2/2020 Recap
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines 1. An Election Rebound After selling off in October, markets quickly rebounded this week after seeing election results. Market indices charged ahead, with the Dow Jones gaining 6.11%, the S&P 500 gaining 6.47%, and the NASDAQ gaining 8.04%. More encouraging economic news has arrived, with […]
Week of 10/26/2020 Recap
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines 1. Investors Are Spooked Stocks had their worst week and month since March after indices closed down on Friday. A record spike in COVID cases along with election jitters are leading to volatility last seen when COVID hit the markets earlier this year. With much […]
Week of 10/19/2020 Recap
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines 1. Back-and-Forth Week Stocks had a back-and-forth week due mainly to hopes for new stimulus rising and fading with new headlines from DC. For the past week, the Dow fell 0.95%, the S&P 500 fell 0.53%, and the NASDAQ fell 1.06%. As investors bet more […]
Week of 10/12/2020 Recap
A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines 1. Volatile Week Stocks had a rough and volatile week, with new information about stimulus, the current economic recovery, and coronavirus numbers. Stocks opened this week up by rising on Monday but then fell for the next three days. They rose on Friday when data […]
Intro to Accounting
Accounting is like the language of business in that it can communicate how a business is doing financially. Accounting is a process that tells us how much money is involved in certain business and financial activities. In accounting, there are two types of users: external users and internal users. External users, such as banks and […]
Week of 10/5/2020 Recap
1. Stocks Firing On All Cylinders U.S. equities have continued to rise amidst talk of a $1.8 trillion stimulus package endorsed by President Trump. However, opposing takes from both Democrats and Senate Republicans threaten to derail the package. The S&P 500 closed at $3,477.13, approaching its all-time high at $3,588.11. The Dow Jones and NASDAQ […]