Nick Lioudis

Repo vs. Reverse Repo: An Overview The repurchase agreement (repo or RP) and the reverse repo agreement (RRP) are two key tools used by many large financial institutions, banks, and some businesses. These short-term agreements provide temporary lending opportunities that […]

A country with a strong economy will attract investment from around the world. Investors will perceive safety and the ability to achieve an acceptable rate of return on investment. Since investors seek out the highest yield, an increase in investment,

You don’t need a doctoral degree in finance to calculate your portfolio’s investment returns. A few principles are enough to turn even the most math-phobic people into shrewd investors. While basic math can tell you how individual investments are performing,

A country often issues monetary policy impacting national interest rates to achieve specific economic goals. Whether the country is attempting to promote job creation or stem inflation, the country is intentionally manipulating the monetary supply, availability of credit, and cost

Passive vs. Active Portfolio Management: An Overview Investors have two main investment strategies that can be used to generate a return on their investment accounts: active portfolio management and passive portfolio management. As the names imply, active portfolio management usually

Foreign exchange is the conversion of one currency into another. The foreign exchange market, or “the forex” as it is often called, is the global marketplace for converting currencies at their current values, which rise and fall according to changes

How the Balance of Trade Affects Currency Exchange Rates The balance of trade influences currency exchange rates through its effect on foreign exchange supply and demand. When a country’s trade account does not net to zero—that is, when exports are

Although forex (FX) is the largest financial market in the world, it is relatively unfamiliar terrain for retail traders. Until the popularization of internet trading, FX was primarily the domain of large financial institutions, multinational corporations, and hedge funds. However,

Bonds have an inverse relationship to interest rates. When interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice-versa. To those unfamiliar with bond trading, the negative correlation between interest rates and bond prices may be counterintuitive. But it makes sense when you consider

What Are Municipal Bonds? If your primary investing objective is to preserve capital while generating a tax-free income stream, municipal bonds are worth considering. Municipal bonds (munis) are debt obligations issued by government entities. When you buy a municipal bond,