Education Articles
More people than ever are taking control of their finances and exploring the world of investing. But, the stock market can be a tricky and daunting thing to navigate if you don’t know what you’re doing.
Thankfully – we’ve got you covered. Our education section provides in-depth guides and articles across a range of topics to help you become a pro in no time.
Financial Glossary
List of Education Articles
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What is a Tender Offer?
A tender offer is a bid to buy all or some of a shareholder’s stock in a corporation. It is common practice for tender offers to be made publicly
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What is a Security?
A security is a fungible, negotiable financial instrument that has a monetary value. There are three primary types of securities, equity, debt and...
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What is a Bond?
Put simply, purchasing a bond is purchasing debt. You have essentially lent money to the bond issuer and they have committed to pay this back with...
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What is a Futures Contract?
Futures contracts are agreements to purchase something at a specific time and price. Sellers make profit by the value of the items falling before...
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What is ROA?
Return on assets (ROA) tells you how profitable a company is relative to its assets by comparing a company’s net income against the capital it has...
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What is Return on Equity (ROE)?
Return on equity (ROE) is a measure of how much profit an organization generates per share, and is used to measure a company's success at turning...
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What is ROI?
Return on investment (ROI) measures the profitability of an investment which you can use to compare the viability or success of different options.
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What is Risk Tolerance?
Risk tolerance is the level of variability in investment returns that an investor is willing to tolerate in their financial planning.
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What is an Earnings Report?
An earnings report is a document that all publicly traded companies are legally required to produce each quarter to outline the financials of the...
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What is a Recession?
A recession constitutes a significant decline in economic activity for a prolonged period. Economic shock, inflation, deflation, debt & bubbles...
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What is Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio?
Debt-to-equity ratio (D/E) is used to evaluate a company’s financial leverage. It's calculated by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its...
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What is an Investing Platform?
An investing platform is an online service that allows you to buy, sell and hold funds.
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What is Liability?
A liability is something a person or company owes, most commonly a sum of money.
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What is a Correction?
A correction is a decline of 10% or more in the price of a security from its most recent peak price.
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What is Quantitative Easing?
Quantitative easing enables central banks to purchase predetermined amounts of government bonds and other assets to help inject money into the...
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What is a Mutual Fund?
A mutual fund is a financial vehicle made up of a pool of money that has been collected from a number of investors to invest in securities.