Financial advisors who act in your best interest seems like a no-brainer, right? But there is an ongoing debate on how to regulate the financial service
As a business journalist, you know that the public financial filings of corporations are vital to your reporting. And you’re aware of the importance of digging through the footnotes
In my recent post on mutual funds, I noted that John Bogle disrupted that industry with Vanguard, a mutual fund company that specialized in low
Explosion of indexes In a previous post about indexes, I identified the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard and Poor’s 500 as the two
Initial public offerings are big for investors—and big news for business journalists. Because of SEC regulations, once a company says that it is IPO bound,
Business reporters can get up to speed on market indexes with a backgrounder on the Dow and S&PIn my first Financial Market Reporting piece, I
Reading through and reporting on a company’s quarterly report can be a challenging project for business journalists. Here are four tips for avoiding some common
Market watchers analyze and discuss earnings per share (EPS) more than any other financial measure. Managers talk about EPS when they announce earnings and often
A company’s finances are sometimes presented in two forms: a more conservative form, which falls in line with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and a
Gross profits measure the difference between the money a business makes from selling goods or services (its revenue), and the cost of producing those goods or services.
The 10-Q, a publicly traded company’s quarterly report filed with the SEC, is a multi-purpose tool. You can use it to break news, to get a
Like all corporate filings, the 10-Q tends to present company information in the best light possible. It is written by accountants and lawyers, which means
Two Minute Tips
Every Tuesday we send out a quick-read email with tips for business journalism. Sign up now and get one Tuesday.
