Andriy Blokhin

Cash or stock dividends that are distributed to shareholders aren’t recorded as an expense on a company’s income statement. Stock and cash dividends don’t affect a company’s net income or profit. Dividends impact the shareholders’ equity section of the balance […]

What Are Dividends? A dividend is a method of redistributing a company’s profits to shareholders as a reward for their investment. Companies are not required to issue dividends on common shares of stock, though many pride themselves on paying consistent or constantly increasing

In finance, a buyout refers to the purchase of a company’s voting stock in which the acquiring party gains control of the target company. A buyout can be funded with a combination of cash or debt. Buyouts that are disproportionately

Vanguard Equity Income Fund Investor Shares (VEIPX) and Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund Investor Shares (VDIGX) are two Vanguard mutual funds that invest predominantly in domestic equities of companies that pay regular dividends. While having somewhat similar investment objectives, these two

A company’s balance sheet is an important document if you’re considering a specific company as an investment because it shows you many things about the business, including its financial health. You can use it to see how much money a

Businesses need working capital to cover their day-to-day operational costs such as equipment and salaries. The amount of working capital a business has depends on inventory management, debt management, revenue collection, and payments to vendors. Many small business owners may

Total stock market index funds offer investors a simple way to gain very broad exposure to the entire U.S. equity market with a single investment. These funds track the performance of comprehensive market indexes like the CRSP U.S. Total Market

It’s possible to calculate the standard error in MATLAB by running a one-line command. MATLAB is a programming platform from MathWorks that’s designed for and used by scientists and engineers. What Is Standard Error? In statistics, the standard error is

What Is Utility Function? In economics, the utility function measures the welfare or satisfaction of a consumer as a function of the consumption of real goods, such as food or clothing. Utility function is widely used in rational choice theory to

A flexible spending account (FSA) is an employer-sponsored benefit that allows employees to contribute pre-tax earnings toward qualified medical and dental expenses. The contributions reduce taxable income, which can lead to tax savings. FSAs can also be used for dependent