Amortization

Amortization: (1) Accounting procedure which gradually reduces the book value of an intangible asset through periodic charges to income; similar to depreciation for fixed assets. See also: Capitalize. (2) Method of reducing a taxpayer’s cost basis in a bond purchased at a premium. (vs. Accretion.) (3) Reduction of debt through Read more

Alpha

Alpha: a statistical measure of a security’s price volatility caused by factors other than the stock market as a whole. (vs. Beta) Beta: A statistical measure of the price volatility of a of a security in relation to the entire stock market’s volatility. For example, a Beta of 2.0 indicates Read more

September 2020

September 2020 will be remembered for the heartbreak of millions of people because we lost our beloved Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She represented in life and in death the true spirit of women and humankind. The first utterance of her passing was a message that said: “We lost Ruth.”. Like everyone Read more