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Understanding the Cash Conversion Cycle

Understanding the Cash Conversion Cycle

What Is the Cash Conversion Cycle (CCC)? The cash conversion cycle (CCC) is one of several measures of management effectiveness. It measures how fast a company can convert cash on hand into even more...

Crypto exchange FTX U.S. moves into stock trading

Crypto exchange FTX U.S. moves into stock trading

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of FTX US Derivatives, testifies during the House Agriculture Committee hearing titled Changing Market Roles: The FTX Proposal and Trends in New Clearinghouse Models, in Longworth Building on Thursday, May 12,...

How to Use Price-To-Sales Ratios to Value Stocks

How to Use Price-To-Sales Ratios to Value Stocks

Investors are always seeking ways to compare the value of stocks. The price-to-sales ratio utilizes a company’s market capitalization and revenue to determine whether the stock is valued properly. How the Price-To-Sales Ratio Works...

Cheap Stocks or Value Traps?

Cheap Stocks or Value Traps?

Under certain infrequent circumstances, a stock will trade for less than the amount of net cash per share on the company’s balance sheet. Net cash per share is defined as cash and equivalents minus...

The 2007–2008 Financial Crisis in Review

The 2007–2008 Financial Crisis in Review

The financial crisis of 2007-2008 was years in the making. By the summer of 2007, financial markets around the world were showing signs that the reckoning was overdue for a years-long binge on cheap...

Should I Sell My Home When I Retire?

Should I Sell My Home When I Retire?

Whatever your vision for retirement, you have to consider whether or not you will continue to live in your current home. Some retirees downsize from a house once full of kids. Others want to...

Explaining the Crypto in Cryptocurrency

Explaining the Crypto in Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have gained immense popularity thanks to their decentralized, secure, and nearly anonymous nature, which supports the peer-to-peer architecture and makes it possible to transfer funds and other digital assets between two...

VA Housing Loans and Race

VA Housing Loans and Race

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which is commonly referred to as the VA, offers home loan programs to help qualified individuals and families buy, build, or improve a home or they can refinance...

Best Homebuilder ETFs for Q3 2022

Best Homebuilder ETFs for Q3 2022

The homebuilding industry consists of companies involved in the construction and improvement of residential homes. It features homebuilder stocks like D.R. Horton Inc. (DHI), Lennar Corp. (LEN), and NVR Inc. (NVR), as well as well-known...

Debit (DR) and Credit (CR) Definition

Debit (DR) and Credit (CR) Definition

What Is the Meaning of Debit (DR) and Credit (CR)? There are a few theories on the origin of the abbreviations used for debit (DR) and credit (CR) in accounting. To explain these theories,...

Benefits of a Covered Call ETF

Benefits of a Covered Call ETF

Covered calls are an excellent form of insurance against potential trouble in the markets. When an investor with a long position in a particular asset sells a call option for that asset, generating a...

Overdraft Protection: Pros and Cons

Overdraft Protection: Pros and Cons

Checks and other debit transactions clear when you sign up for overdraft protection, even if your account lacks sufficient funds. In exchange for this service, your bank may charge hefty overdraft fees. Is this...