Data & Finance for Work & Life
If money makes the world go round, debt is the oil on its axis. Debt allows companies to buy large assets that would otherwise be inaccessible, and assets allow companies to generate profit through the sale of products and services. But not all debt is equal. Some of it is short-term, some long-term; some of […]
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If you’re like most people, you carry a debit card, bills, and spare change. While debit cards are the most common, we don’t refer to them as “cash.” Instead, we only call bills and spare change as cash. However, in the context of a business, “cash” is all of the above — it’s any form
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The term “outflow” might seem like an overzealous way to say “payment,” but in accounting, it’s a critical concept. Accountants record purchases when they occur, NOT when cash is sent. This means they need a different word for cash movements. This article defines outflow and provides examples for different scenarios so you have a complete
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In business, the term “interest” can refer several concepts: interest paid or earned on lent money, an person’s economic stake in commercial activities, contractual participation of company executives/shareholders in affiliated companies (such as suppliers), and more. Other interest is a term used in financial reporting to denote the above concepts when they are not significant
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Loans and interest are tricky, and so is calculating total interest on them. You have probably heard terms like “simple interest,” “compound interest,” and “APR,” but may be unsure what they mean. To understand and calculate the total interest, you need to know the type of interest and how it is calculated on a periodic
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Most people have one job providing their primary source of income. If you have a side hustle or part-time gig, you have a second source of income. The same thing applies to businesses. While a company’s primary revenue stream comes from the sale of a core product or service, they can have “side hustles,” which
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Successful transactions end in purchase prices — a value agreed upon by two or more parties. The transaction may or may not involve a negotiation, but it always involves an agreed price. Commercial transactions are usually straightforward: one person sells a product, service, or asset, and another person buys it at face value. For example,
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If you’ve ever signed a contract and wondered if the shown price reflected what you actually pay, you’re familiar with “other costs.” For example… When you purchase a home, sometimes you’re charged strange processing, notary, and transfer fees. When you buy a car, you might find out that there’s a title transfer fee that wasn’t
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When you clicked on this article, you triggered a query to see the page. If you had a good connection, it loaded almost immediately. It was fast, but was it real time? Most people would answer yes, but given the definition of real time, the answer is no. Regardless of how fast the article loaded,
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Finance is all about returns. What are the earnings paid to financial sponsors? How much cash can a new venture bring to the company? Financial analysts always look for ways to maximize cash earned per dollar spent. This basic concept is called return on investment. Return on investment is equal to [earning – investment]/[investment]. However,
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