Ask a beginner retail investor what they think best predicts whether a fund will outperform, and the answers tend to vary. Some point to the long-running dominance of U.S.-focused funds as evidence ...

For the newbie investor, figuring out what to do with your money can be a scary and intimidating thing. And once you do figure out which companies you want to invest in, there's the inevitable task of ...

Stocks and bonds are two investment types. Investing in shares of a company (stocks) offers different risks, returns and behaviors than investing through loans to a corporation or government (bonds).

Making informed investment decisions requires a keen eye for detail and a thorough understanding of various financial metrics. One often-overlooked but highly valuable metric is the Price to Sales ...

Book value is also known as equity, shareholders' funds, or net asset value (NAV). It is the value of all of a company's assets, less all of its liabilities (debts).The number can easily be found on ...