Author: todorm

A dividend paid ahead of a company’s annual meeting and release of final financial statements.

The possibility that the value of a fixed-income investment will suffer as the result of a change in interest rates.

The amount that a borrower pays to the lender for the loan of an asset as a percentage of the amount borrowed.

The cost incurred by an entity for borrowed funds.

A ratio that takes into account the debt and profitability of a company and is used to determine how easily a company can pay interest on its outstanding debt.

The trading of company securities by individuals with access to confidential information about the company.

An individual that possesses insider information.

Information that can provide a financial advantage if it’s used before it becomes known to the shareholders.

The process of offering shares of a company to the public.

Bonds that are designed to help protect investors from inflation