Bryn Harman, CFA, has 40+ years of experience in corporate finance, including as CEO/CIO of value-oriented investing firm Pelouse Capital Management. In the food chain of corporate security investors, ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

When you buy stock in a company, you’re buying an equity stake. The value of that equity stake will change over time: growing and shrinking in tandem with company performance. Much of this is ...

Q: What does "book value" mean, and why is it useful to me as an investor? Book value is one of the simplest investing metrics to calculate. Look at a company's balance sheet and subtract the ...

Coming up with a reasonable valuation for a business can often be a challenge. The best indicator of company value is what market participants are willing to pay for it, and so companies whose shares ...