Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC), Retirement Income Certified Professional (RICP), and a Chartered Socially Responsible Investing ...

Financial ratios are tools used to assess the relative strength of companies by performing simple calculations on items on income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements. Ratios measure ...

Financial statement analysis is useful in anticipation of future conditions and planning for actions that will improve the firm's future performance. Financial ratios are designed to help you evaluate ...

Investors and academics have long sought for a way to compare the performance of portfolios on a risk-adjusted basis. If you can adjust for risk, you can directly compare the performance of portfolios ...

The payout ratio is a good indicator of dividend sustainability. Let me explain how to use payout ratios wisely when assessing companies as investments possibilities or investments to sell. When a ...