Understand Financial Analysis

Other Costs (Other Expenses): Definition, Examples & Formula

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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Interest Yield: Definition, Formula, Examples & Calculator

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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11 Steps to Transition from Accountant to Financial Analyst

So you’re an accountant and you want to become a financial analyst? First thing’s first: know you have a huge advantage with a background in debits & credits. Many financial analysts don’t bother to understand double-entry accounting at all. On the other hand, you may find it difficult to conceptualize forward-looking, predictive analytics that financial

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Financial Statements & their Utmost Importance to Users

If you’re new to finance, you may be wondering about the hype around so-called “financial statements.” To their users, financial statements are creative, holistic, and efficient representations not only of a company’s financial performance, but also its innermost business mechanics. Based on financial statements alone, users can deduce company performance, efficiency, competitiveness, and prospects. And

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