What Factors Affect Stock Prices?

Profits are made when an investment is sold for a higher rate compared to what was paid for it. This is why price is a direct metric that determines profitability. Other factors like historical costs, monthly income, and portfolio diversification are all secondary next to it.

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What Does It Mean To Be A Shareholder?

There are several ways for a company to raise funds to keep its operations running. Either the owner brings in their own capital or they take a loan from a financial institution.

Both of these options are not always viable, though. Banks only lend money if a business or the owner has a good credit score. If you don’t have one, that option has to be ruled out.

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How to Build a Trading Plan: A Guide

Did you know that there is an opportunity cost associated with every dollar of cash that you hold in your drawer? According to the time value of money, one dollar today is worth a lot more than the identical sum of the same in future. This is because the cash that you have today can be invested somewhere for interest income.

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Preferred vs. Common Stock: What’s the Difference?

To ensure that your investments yield the desired profits, it is crucial that you choose an investment security that matches your objectives and a time when the markets display a bullish trend. According to The Economic Times, the bullish trend is when there is an upward trend in the stock prices of the market, often distinguished with by an increase in investor confidence.

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How to Buy Stocks Online: A Comprehensive Guide

Online stock trading

If you’re a fan of the Hollywood blockbusters, Wall Street (1987), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) and Inside Job (2000), you must be familiar with the scene that shows frenzied traders in the New York Stock Exchange shouting orders constantly.

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