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Investing in stocks (public equity) or private equity can be a daunting task, especially for beginners. Both types of investments have their own advantages and disadvantages, and investors should carefully consider their goals and risk tolerance before investing in either.   Key Takeaways – Stocks vs. Private Equity Public equity offers liquidity, transparency, and easy […]

In this article, we cover various systematic and discretionary trading and investing strategies, covering a wide range of approaches, asset classes, and time horizons, along with brief descriptions of each. Please note that many strategies are really a mix of both in the real world. However, they may tend to be more commonly used in […]

Financial markets represent the discounted future. As mentioned in a previous article where we discussed our big three market equilibriums that traders and investors need to pay attention to, we described the “risk premium” between different asset classes. It tells you what the discounted future is like. 1. What’s the yield on cash? Where does […]

Traded REITs are those you can buy on exchanges, such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ via standard brokerages. These REITs are traded frequently and their prices can be volatile due to changes in market conditions or industry or company-specific news. Non-traded REITs, on the other hand, are offered through private placement […]

Public markets vs. private markets (public equity vs. private equity) is one of the most fundamental debates in the world of finance. How companies can raise money Companies have a variety of methods by which they can raise capital. The two most common are debt and equity. Debt can take the form of bonds, which […]

What Is Return on Equity (ROE)? Return on equity (ROE) is a profitability ratio that measures the return that shareholders earn on their investment in a company. ROE combines a company’s net income with its balance sheet to give investors an idea of how well management is using the company’s assets to generate profit. Generally […]

The Black-Scholes model is a mathematical approach toward evaluating the price of an option on an underlying stock/equity. As one of the most accurate option pricing models available, Black-Scholes is still one of the common frameworks by which options prices are modeled and has been in use for over forty years. It’s derived from an […]

Pension funds operate by pooling the money of many investors to allocate into a wide variety of assets, including stocks, bonds, real estate, and other investment alternatives. Pensions are managed by professional fund managers that oversee a pool of funds specific to a certain group, such as a group of teachers in a particular school […]

Monthly dividends are prized because they provide reliable and consistent income. Dividends by and large are used to signal that a certain amount of corporate earnings are guaranteed. Stocks tend to be punished heavily when dividends are cut. And given most companies tend to grow their earnings over time and dividends become a more realistic […]

How do banks make money? From the outside, banks can seem like more of a mystery relative to other businesses. For most businesses, they make money by selling goods and services. On the other hand, banks don’t sell traditional goods and work more with money and credit and use it to make even more money. […]