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Gross, operating, and net profit margins: Why they matter (and how to use them) Cracking the margin code.
Secured overnight financing rate (SOFR): Setting the variable interest rate standardThe new(ish) benchmark for short-term interest rates.
Parent companies and subsidiaries: A consolidated viewSometimes it’s a tricky balance (sheet).
Alternative InvestmentsSee all
What is a business development company? Understanding public and private BDCsA deep dive into opportunity.
What is private credit? A guide to direct lendingDiversifying in the alternative debt market.
How to invest in art and collectibles: From pastime to portfolioCould your collection bring you riches?
Bonds & Fixed IncomeSee all
Secured overnight financing rate (SOFR): Setting the variable interest rate standardThe new(ish) benchmark for short-term interest rates.
Private activity bonds: Bridging private capital and public needsPerfect for public purpose project payment.
How convertible bonds balance income, equity, and riskPay a premium and have it both ways.
ETFs & Mutual FundsSee all
Factor ETFs and their smart beta cousinsCan academic researchers help you beat the market?
Dividend ETFs: Growth and income in one packageIncome-producing stocks made easy.
Diversify your portfolio with commodity ETFsAnd potentially protect against inflation.
Economic DataSee all
How housing inflation is measured: Prices, rent, and construction costsNo single number tells the full story.
When trade policy turns contentious: Tariffs, currency devaluation, and other trade barriersThe high cost of trade wars: Tools, tactics, and turmoil
Labor force participation rate: Completing the employment pictureEven the jobs report gets participation points.
Fundamental AnalysisSee all
Gross, operating, and net profit margins: Why they matter (and how to use them) Cracking the margin code.
EBIT or EBITDA: Different ways of looking at net incomeHow to calculate and use them.
Statement of cash flows: Money spent on operations, financing, and investingCash management matters.
Markets & RegulationSee all
Parent companies and subsidiaries: A consolidated viewSometimes it’s a tricky balance (sheet).
Understanding public benefit corporations: Profit with a purposeBalancing the books and the planet.
Financial engineering: Agent of innovation or market chaos?The Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of Wall Street professions.
Portfolio ManagementSee all
How value at risk (VAR) helps estimate investment lossesThe science of worst-case comfort.
Should you pay a financial advisor? 4 fee types and how they workFee structure drives incentives.
Financial benchmarks: Does your portfolio measure up or fall short?A scorecard for your investments.
Stocks & IndexesSee all
The grand IPO rollout: Form S-1 and the transition from private to publicFrom red herring to road show to market.
The rise of hyperscalers: Reshaping cloud computing and businessServers, scalability, and a bridge to AI.
Activist investors: Who they are, what they do, and how they do itLots of shares, lots of influence.