If you're wondering what is the last day can you buy/sell a stock and still get/keep a declared dividend - the ex-dividend date is your answer.
What is the ex-dividend date?
The last day to buy or sell a stock and still receive the declared dividend is called the ex-dividend date. This date is usually set two…
In this article we answer the question 'How do analysts value stocks?'
By knowing how they do it, you can at least see where analysts are coming from in their valuation of companies. But hopefully, you can put some of these skills into practice for yourself and make your own decisions about whether or not to…
Most small cap ASX stocks will have corporate advisors (one or multiple). At first glance, you may think of them as glorified management consultants. While that is true, they play a major part in financing capital raisings for the company and may even fill a board seat or two.
Given that they typically get paid thousands of…
Last week saw one of the biggest resources sector conferences of the year - the RIU Sydney Resources Round Up. Dozens of resources companies flew from across the country to present themselves before investors, industry professionals and their fellow ASX listees.
All of them sold hope to investors that they could stumble across the next major…
When to invest in stocks?
Investing in stocks is a great way to grow your wealth and secure your financial future. There are plenty of markets offering opportunities for investors from the ASX to Wall Street. Modern broker offerings mean you can invest in certain markets without paying any brokerage.
But many people don't know…
Investors were excited about Leo Lithium (ASX:LLL) until sovereign risk issues became a reality. Some investors, and even ourselves for some time, thought this was the best ASX lithium stock - at least as far as the risk versus reward balance was concerned. We liked the project's compelling returns, that production was set to get…
The question of who the best ASX CEOs are is a subject of much debate amongst retail investors. Much of this is tied up with the debate about which are the best companies? And how much you can attribute the performance of the CEO to that of the company is another can of worms too.
We've decided…
Short sellers are one of the most mysterious, but most powerful actors in the markets. They have been known to bring down entire companies, including some that have appeared to be perfect.
Just who are short sellers and how successful are they?
What is Short selling?
First, we must recap what is short-selling - what short-sellers do.
Short…
Why is my stock going down even though it's so good? That's a question many investors ask themselves. You could think like Warren Buffett and think the market will make the right call in the long-term, but that doesn't make the paper loss any better.
In this article, we look at 3 possible answers to that question.
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Investors focused on the banking and financials sectors will commonly hear the term Net Interest Margin (NIM). In this article, we recap what it is, why it is important and which big bank stocks have the highest NIMs.
What is the Net Interest Margin?
Net Interest Margins (NIMs) refer to the difference between the interest income…
