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Price-To-Book Ratio (PTB) as Value Investor Tool

One of the most important and closely watched value metric in stock screening is the price-to-book ratio. Price-To-Book Ratio is a ratio used to compare a stock’s market value to its book value. In other words, It represents the recent … Continue reading

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Holding Stock to Hedge Inflation

Holding stocks is often a way to hedge inflation. Inflation is a rise in the general level of prices for goods and services in an economy over a period of time. It can also be described as a decline in … Continue reading

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Stock vs. Forex Market

The Forex market is a near 24-hour market. Unlike stock trading, currency traders can usually get in or out of the market at any time without waiting for an opening bell or encountering a market gap. The following article discusses … Continue reading

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Increase in interest rates affect stock price?

Basically the stock market tends to decline on news of rate increases. When a country raises the interest rate for its currency, we would expect that currency to gain in value relative to other currencies. This is because an increase … Continue reading

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What is Price Earnings Ratio (PER)

The Price Earnings Ratio (PER) is a measure uses in valuing both the stock market as a whole and individual stocks. PER is calculated as the ratio of a company’s share price to its earnings per-share. The value is the … Continue reading

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Earnings Per Share – EPS

Earnings per Share allows us to compare different companies’ power to make money. It is the portion of a company’s profit allocated to each outstanding share of common stock. A positive trend of EPS shows that the company is finding … Continue reading

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Outstanding Shares

Outstanding shares is used to calculate many metrics, including market capitalization and earnings per share (EPS). A corporation’s market capitalization is figured by multiplying its outstanding shares by the market price of one share. Shares that is held by the … Continue reading

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What is stock

A stock or share is not a symbol on a computer screen or newspaper. Stock is ownership in a company. This means that a private company decided to allow the public to be part owners of the firm and sold … Continue reading

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