Collateral Value is the market value of anything used as collateral to support a loan. This can create issues with margin requirements; if the asset begins to lose value the borrower would need to sup...
While quite a bit of time and research goes into selecting stocks, it is often hard to know when to pull out especially for first time investors. The good news is that if you have chosen your stocks c...
There are certain things you must understand about bonds before you start investing in them. Not understanding these things may cause you to purchase the wrong bonds, at the wrong maturity date.The th...
Accrued Expenses are when a company puts down costs on its balance sheet before they actually pay them. This is usually because the liability is frequent and regular (i.e. wages)....
Accretion refers to the gradual and incremental growth of assets and earnings growth to business expansion, a company's internal growth, or mergers and acquisitions. ...
An asset is any resource with value that is held by a company, individual or country. Assets add to value and are bought either to increase value or to benefit the firm....
Accounts Receivable is an accounting term that represents a company's short-term credit. It is found under Current Assets on a Balance Sheet and Operating Activities on the Cash Flow Statement.Account...
Accounts Payable Days is an accounting concept related to Accounts Payable. It is the length of time it takes to clear all outstanding Accounts Payable. This concept is useful for determining how effi...
It is a clause in your loan contract allowing the lender to require payment in full of the remaining loan balance or to accelerate the rate of the loan repayment. ...