There is a big difference between saving, investing and speculating with money. Savings is putting money away safely for future use in a low interest account. Investing is putting capital…

In the world of finance, intrinsic value is the true, inherent, and essential value of a specific asset independent of its quoted price in a market. In speculation prices can…

This is a guest post by Christopher Russell of TheStockDork.com As an investor, you dedicate your hard-earned money to one or multiple financial schemes, property, commercial ventures, or shares, expecting…

This chart shows top investors returns or their Alpha versus the market returns. Image source www.dakotavalue.com What is Alpha Return? Alpha (α) is used in investing as a measure of performance…

“An investment operation is one which, upon thorough analysis, promises safety of principal and an adequate return. Operations not meeting these requirements are speculative.” – Benjamin Graham Example of Investment…

In trading and investing, the rule of 70 is a method used for estimating the doubling time for capital based on investment or interest rates of return. What is the…

Financial literacy is the ability to understand and apply a range of financial skills effectively. It applies to successful personal financial decisions and management like monthly budgets, saving, investing, and…

In finance, TTM stands for trailing twelve months, and it represents a company’s financial performance in the last 12 consecutive months. For example, if a company financial statement is created…

A Cantillon effect is a change in prices related to one another that was caused due to a change in the money supply, first discovered by Richard Cantillon an 18th-century…

“A margin of safety is achieved when securities are purchased at prices sufficiently below underlying value to allow for human error, bad luck, or extreme volatility in a complex, unpredictable…