There are different approaches to valuing a business and some are better than others for each sector, but a valuation based on discounted cash flows (DCF) works for almost any business. While it is not perfect, it does establish a value for a busines
Investors often spend hours analyzing financial statements, industry information, valuation tables and conducting other analysis before picking a stock or an ETF. After all this work, the tendency is too much like that of a golfer standing in a
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Financial planning is extremely important, but not often prioritized. It is the process of identifying your life’s priorities and goals and conducting financial analysis to d
The role of equity research analyst is broken down into two roles: sell-side and buy-side equity research analyst. On a fundamental level, it appears that these two roles are similar as both parties spend their day researching companies and industrie
Investment management is the process of creating a portfolio of securities (stocks, bonds and other securities/assets) to achieve a specific goal. There are numerous considerations to consider before you form your portfolio. For example, you must def
Top-down and bottom-up equity research are two completely strategies for stock-picking. There are advantages to both, but if you only focus on one, you may miss out on important information that could impact the performance of your portfolio. The s
You hold stocks of a well known multinational company and one day there’s a sudden crash in its prices on the stock exchange. There’s a rumor of a big accounting fraud going on in the company for over 5 yrs – well hidden and covered by a
