For investors who are looking to invest beyond diversified mutual funds or ETFs, individual stocks can be a profitable option. But before you start buying individual stocks, you’ll need to know how to ...

Each business generates financial reports at the end of each month, quarter and on an annual basis. Reports such as the income statement and balance sheet create a snapshot of how a business is ...

The measures of a company's success go beyond the hard cash it generates as reflected in corporate dividends. Business success also is gauged by the likelihood that the level of the dividends will ...

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is widely regarded as a yardstick for assessing a stock’s fair value. It is commonly used by investors to identify attractively priced stocks. However, despite its ...

When using the estimated earnings growth rate to judge a stock’s value with the PEG ratio, it’s important to check the number of analysts making the estimate.

Dividend payout ratios can be one of the most important metrics when deciding whether to invest in a company. It indicates how much of a company's earnings it pays shareholders dividends. By ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Being an entrepreneur for more than 30 years has taught me how important it is to track data about my business. But, I didn’t always take ...

J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. Yarilet Perez ...