Category: Finance

Definition of ‘Standard Deviation’ 1. A measure of the dispersion of a set of data from its mean. The more spread apart […]

Definition of ‘Return’ The gain or loss of a security in a particular period. The return consists of the income and the […]

Definition of ‘Investment’ An asset or item that is purchased with the hope that it will generate income or appreciate in the […]

Definition of ‘Forecasting’ The use of historic data to determine the direction of future trends. Forecasting is used by companies to determine […]

Definition of ‘Capital Structure’ A mix of a company’s long-term debt, specific short-term debt, common equity and preferred equity. The capital structure […]

Definition of ‘Liquidity’ 1. The degree to which an asset or security can be bought or sold in the market without affecting […]

The chance that an investment‘s actual return will be different than expected. Risk includes the possibility of losing some or all of […]

Definition of ‘Analyst’ A financial professional who has expertise in evaluating investments and puts together “buy”, “sell” and “hold” recommendations for securities. […]

Any person, company or other institution that owns at least one share of a company’s stock. Shareholders are a company’s owners. They […]

The senior manager responsible for overseeing the financial activities of an entire company. The CFO’s duties include financial planning and monitoring cash […]