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What is Macroeconomics? December 6, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Macroeconomics is the study of the economy as a whole – for example, of a country, a continent, or the entire world. Understanding macroeconomics Macroeconomics is a branch of social science that deals with …
What is a hedge? November 30, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: In the investment world, hedging is the practice of offsetting potential losses on one asset with potential gains in another. Understanding a hedge A hedge is an investment that seeks to offset potential losses …
What is equity? November 22, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Equity is the portion of a company or other asset owned by investors and is calculated by subtracting all outstanding liabilities from the total value. Understanding equity Equity is the portion of a business …
What is deflation? November 8, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Deflation is the decline in the price of goods and services over time, resulting in an increase in the purchasing power of a currency. Understanding deflation Deflation occurs when the inflation rate is negative. …
What is Gross Profit Margin? November 1, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Gross margin is the percentage of net sales (net sales = sales – reimbursements) that exceeds a company’s cost of goods sold (also known as the direct cost of materials and labour). Gross profit …
What is Interest? October 25, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Interest is the price of borrowed money – what you pay to use someone else’s money, or what you charge others to whom you lend money. Understanding interest When you borrow money, there are …
What is Market Capitalization? October 18, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Market capitalization (also called “market cap”) is a way to measure the size of a company by multiplying the total number of shares by the share price. Understanding market capitalization Market capitalization indicates the …
What is demand? October 11, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Demand is an expression of a consumer’s desire and means to purchase a product or service. Understanding demand Demand describes a consumer’s willingness and ability to purchase a good or service. Economists often refer …
What is an Investment? October 4, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: An investment is an asset that an individual or organization purchases with the expectation that it will produce income or profit in the future – examples of investments include stocks and real estate. Understanding investments …
What is the Dow? September 27, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: The Dow Jones Industrial Average (also known as the “Dow”) was created in 1896 and is an index that includes 30 large and respected public companies and is used to measure the stock market …
What is Diversification? September 20, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Diversification is a risk management strategy in which the investment portfolio is divided into different types of assets that behave differently if an asset or group of assets declines. Understanding diversification Diversification in finance …
What is Profit? September 16, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Profit is a measure of how well (or poorly) a company makes money – it is total revenue minus total expenses. Understanding profit You can learn about a company’s financial health by reading its …
What is Liquidity? September 6, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Liquidity refers to the speed and ease with which you can buy or sell an asset – essentially convert it into cash – without changing its price. Understanding liquidity A liquid asset is cash …
What is a Margin Call? August 31, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: If the securities you use as collateral decline in price, your company may make a margin call. This is a request to repay all or part of the loan with cash, a deposit of …
What is Margin? August 24, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Buying on margin means borrowing money from your broker to buy securities. Understanding margin Margin can refer to many things in the world of finance. When it comes to investing, buying on margin means …
What is Relative Strength Index (RSI)? August 16, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: The Relative Strength Index (RSI) is a tool that helps investors predict whether an asset’s price might rise or fall in the future based on recent price changes. Understanding Relative Strength Index (RSI) Investors …
What is Arbitrage? August 9, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: There are a variety of investment strategies – but arbitrage is a short-term investment tactic in which an investor seeks to profit by buying one asset while selling that asset at a higher price …
What is a Recession? August 2, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: A recession is a significant economic downturn that affects many industries and lasts longer than a few months. Understanding recessions A recession is a significant and broad decline in economic activity that lasts for …
What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)? July 19, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Gross domestic product (GDP) is the total value of all goods and services produced by a country within a given period. Understanding Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Gross domestic product measures the value of everything …
What is the Money Market? July 13, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: In the money market, banks, corporations, and the government can raise money by selling short-term debt instruments that investors can buy through money market accounts and other investments. Understanding money markets When companies and …
How to start investing for as little as 1 dollar July 4, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. TAKEAWAY • Fractional shares are parts of whole shares. • Some investors seek fractional shares as an alternative to buying whole shares. • At Goldstone, investors can buy fractional shares of stocks and exchange-traded funds …How to start investing for as little as 1 dollar Read More »
What are Bull and Bear Markets? July 4, 2022 - Goldstone LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Bull markets describe a period of growth for a stock, an industry, entire markets, while bear markets reflect a decline. Understanding bull and/or bear markets Appreciate investors a good animal mascot? Looks like. Bull …
What is Inflation? June 27, 2022 - GOLDSTONE LEARN Different profit, Smarter profit. The works of our authors have appeared in the magazines of the whole world. DEFINITION: Inflation is the increase in the price of goods and services over time and the resulting decrease in the purchasing power of a given currency. Understanding inflation Inflation decreases the value of a dollar …