What is Ethical Investing? Ethical investing is an investment strategy where the investor’s ethical values (moral, religious, social) are the primary objective, along with good returns. With suspicious and illegal investment deals on the rise, many investors are starting to insist that companies they invest in are socially responsible. This means treating their employees with…
What is an Emerging Industry? An emerging industry is an industry that is in the early stages of development. The product, service or technology that the emerging industry is formed around may not be widely known by many people, and therefore may not have an operating ecosystem or a strong customer base. Industry Life Cycle…
What is a Distribution-in-Kind? Distribution-in-kind, also known as a distribution-in-specie, is a payment that is not made in cash. Instead, it is a payment that can be made in the form of physical goods or any other financial instrument that is not cash. For example, payment can be made using securities, such as stocks, dividends,…
What is an Efficient Frontier? An efficient frontier is a set of investment portfolios that are expected to provide the highest returns at a given level of risk. A portfolio is said to be efficient if there is no other portfolio that offers higher returns for a lower or equal amount of risk. Where portfolios…
What is Direct Market Access? Direct market access (DMA) refers to a method of electronic trading where investors can execute trades by directly interacting with an electronic order book. An order book is a list of orders that records the orders that buyers and sellers place in the stock exchange. The orders remain in the…
What is Debt Service? Debt service refers to the total cash required by a company or individual to pay back all debt obligations. To service debt, the interest and principal on loans and bonds must be paid on time. Businesses may need to repay bonds, term loans, or working capital loans. In some cases, lenders…
