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Classes

Classes
Description

Bonds

Loans (fixed income from interest)

Equities

A piece of a business

Real estate

Physical space (rental income), REITs (e.g. VGSIX)

Commodities

Raw materials, hard (drilling, mining, etc.), soft (plants, animals)

Terminology

Term
Description

Net income

Total income after expenses (cost revenue + taxes)

Earnings

Same as net income, but for a single share

Dividend

The money that goes to the owner (pay themselves)

Board of Directors

Shareholders, i.e., owners

Documents

Document
Description

Income statement

Where Net Income/Earnings can be found

Balance sheet

What would happen if the business liquidated right now (Total assets - Total liabilities = Equity, Book Value is a share's equity)

Cash flow statement

Lesson 2?

Risk is defined as Market Price - Equity: the closer the equity is to the market price, the safer the investment (Figure 1).

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Figure 1: The information needed to assess a business (image taken from ).
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