Federal Reserve Banks are government institutions that carry out and implement the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve and regulate the local banks. They are located in 12 different distr...
The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States of America. The main responsibilities of the Fed are:Ensuring stability in the financial systemRegulation of the banking industryProtecting...
The FDIC, or Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, is a quasi-governmental corporation created in 1933 alongside the Glass-Steagall act with the purpose of protecting deposits in financial institutio...
Fallen Angel is a term used to describe a firm that was once extremely popular, but has declined greatly in value. This can be due to difficulties within the firm, a lack of growth, market saturation,...
Microsoft is a bluechip stock with a solid business model. The stock symbol is MSFT and it’s currently trading at $149.97. The company has a lot of cash in the bank and its positioned to retur...
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...
As another month rolls in the books lets recap the recent spinoff activity and also take a look at what spinoffs the next month will bring:Spinoffs Completed Prior MonthNot a ton of activity this past...
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....