Fundamental Analysis
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The speaker covers the basics of the price to earnings to growth ratio, or PEG Ratio. He mentions that with higher earnings growth, a company with a high P/E on next year's earnings might have a much lower
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The speaker covers the basic definition of the price to sales ratio and then covers some of the characteristics that investors look for when examining this financial ratio.
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The speaker provides a basic overview of the characteristics of the price to sales ratio. He mentions that younger companies typically do not have a good earnings baseline to use when calculating the price to earnings ratio. Therefore, it may be more appropriate to use the
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The speaker covers the basic proponents of the balance sheet and provides examples of each. Assets - Liabilities = Shareholders Equity.
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The speaker provides a basic explanation of the balance sheet. He mentions that it shows the assets on the left side, while the right side shows where that money came from. That can be in the form of short term debt, long term debt, or shareholders equity.
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The speaker continues the discussion on the balance sheet and talks through the effects of an increase of assets on shareholders equity.
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The speaker illustrates the components of balance sheet by using a home purchase as an example. He covers all three parts of the balance sheet; assets, liabilities, and shareholders equity.
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The speaker from Vangard discusses pitfalls of avoiding asset allocation. She discusses the investors risk profile and how that will determine the mix of the overall porfolio. She suggests that sticking to your plan is essential to achieving your long term goals.
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The speaker discusses the importance of asset allocation among the three major asset classes; stocks, bonds, and cash. He then talks through how to diversify your assets for your individual retirement needs and risk tolerance
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The speaker discusses the significance of creating an asset allocation which diversifies a portfolio with a mix of stocks within different groups of market capitalization.
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The speaker reviews the importance of portfolio diversification with the different types of trading vehicles, such as stocks, bonds, and cash. A saavy investor will understand that asset allocation changes when goals change. The older a person gets, the more defensive their
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The speaker discusses the basic definition of accounts receivable. She discusses items which can increase and decrease accounts receivables. She also provides an explanation of the account for doubtful accounts which estimates the amount of bad debt from the accounts receivables.
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Edward Altman discusses that he expects defaults to peak in 2009 to 2010. He also discusses what the Z-Score is suggesting as a probability of default for the auto makers.
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The speaker provides a detailed explanation of the Altman Z-Score by providing a detailed explanation of the calculation. He mentions that the Z-Score is a linear discriminant model which classifies borrowers into credit default risk categories and then goes on to discuss four key drawbacks of this calculation.
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The speaker covers how to read/construct the income statement for a merchandising company. Specifically, the perpetual income statement is discussed in this video.
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