Investing
Stocks, ETFs, bonds, mutual funds, and the strategies behind building wealth through the capital markets.
A market environment characterised by declining prices, typically defined as a 20% drop from recent highs.
A measure of a stock's volatility relative to the broader market. A beta of 1 moves with the market; above 1 i…
A fixed-income instrument representing a loan made by an investor to a borrower (typically corporate or govern…
The accounting value of a company's assets minus liabilities, as reported on the balance sheet. Used to gauge …
An investment account opened with a broker through which an investor buys and holds securities like stocks, bo…
A market environment characterised by rising prices and investor optimism — typically a 20% rally from recent …
A long-term investment strategy of buying securities and holding them through market cycles, ignoring short-te…
Spreading investments across different assets, sectors, and geographies to reduce the impact of any single hol…
A distribution of company earnings paid to shareholders, typically on a quarterly basis. A consistent source o…
An investment strategy of contributing a fixed dollar amount on a regular schedule regardless of price — smoot…
An instruction to buy or sell a security immediately at the best available current price.
A debt security issued by states, cities, or counties to fund public projects. Interest is often exempt from f…
A financial vehicle that pools money from many investors to buy a diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds, or o…
A stock market index tracking the performance of 500 large U.S. publicly traded companies — the most-cited pro…
A measure of risk-adjusted return that compares an investment's excess return over the risk-free rate to its v…
A security that represents ownership of a fraction of a corporation. Stockholders may benefit from price appre…