http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Mike+Ashley Finances Mike Ashley Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=191318&ca=Finances The cash flow statement sometimes is another financial statement that investors should become familiar with. It is another tool for managers and investors that shows how changes in the balance sheet and income affect cash. The cash flows are broken down into three parts: operating activities, invest... Finances Mike Ashley Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=191325&ca=Finances Operating expenses are those costs every business has that are not considered directly related to a company’s first line of business. Operating costs include sales and marketing, research and development (RandD), administrative costs and other costs which does not involve directly in the business In... Finances Mike Ashley Sun, 07 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=190563&ca=Finances For those stock investors who may not know this, the Standard Poor or popularly known as (SandP), is a leading provider of independent investment research, market ratings as well as stock market indicators. Standard Poo (SandP) is also known as one of the leading providers of information pertaining... Finances Mike Ashley Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=179346&ca=Finances Income statements and balance sheets are two common annual financial statements. These reports contain information about a company’s performance that year and present a snapshot of the health of the company at a given point in time. Publicly traded companies are required to file them to the SEC and... Finances Mike Ashley Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=179345&ca=Finances Stock Market Industry Beta is the measure of how a stock’s trading price moves compared to the market as a whole. Knowing this figure one can understand how volatile a stock is. A beta of 1 means a stock’s price fluctuates exactly as much as the market. A beta less than 1 means a stock is less volat... Finances Mike Ashley Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=179347&ca=Finances All three of these terms have to do with the overall health of a company’s operations and the ability for it to continue as an ongoing firm. These figures are best studied over a period of time against competing firms within the market sector of the particular firm. Operating expenses are part of th... Finances Mike Ashley Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=177992&ca=Finances In the World of Finance, A CD does not mean a compact disc; it stands for a certificate of deposit. Thus, if you manage to buy a CD through savings and loans or through banks that is worth a certain amount of money, then the bank will be paying you in return a specific interest rate for a certain ti... Finances Mike Ashley Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=177989&ca=Finances An investor can use a number of criteria when determining a sector from which to select prospective stocks. However, it is important to do your own sector research to avoid becoming trapped by "professionals" who have vested interests in the sector they are promoting. So, ask yourself, is the stock... Finances Mike Ashley Sat, 25 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=178000&ca=Finances Creating an evenly balanced investment portfolio by dividing assets among such diverse classes as stocks both foreign and domestic, bonds, mutual funds, real estate, cash equivalents, and private equity can help guard against recessions. Determining how much to invest in each asset group depends upo... Finances Mike Ashley Thu, 23 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=177136&ca=Finances Some of the most important information to the investor can be found on EDGAR, a free web site run by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Every publicly traded company is required by law to file detailed financial statements to the SEC including annual financial statements (form 10-K), quar...