Impact Investing
What is Impact Investing? Impact investing is a strategy that seeks to create a specific positive impact or outcome. What sets it apart from pure philanthropy (like cash donations) is that impact investing includes an expectation of financial returns that are (at least) comparable to market returns. Categories of intended impact include (but are not...
Cryptocurrency vs Stocks
Cryptocurrency vs Stocks As more and more investors and speculators flock towards cryptocurrencies as an asset class, many have started likening them to stocks. While crypto and stocks do indeed share certain characteristics, they are fundamentally different. Cryptocurrency vs Stocks – Similarities Let’s start by looking at the similarities between cryptocurrencies and stocks. 1. Risk...
What Does a Fed Hike Mean?
What Does a Fed Hike Mean? A Fed Hike means that the voting members of the FOMC voted to increase its target for the key policy rate of the United States, the US Target Federal Funds Rate, known as the Fed Funds rate for short. A hike in the Fed Funds rate is one of...
Debt Origination (Capital Markets)
What is Debt Origination in the Context of Capital Markets? Debt origination is the process that larger borrowers, such as corporations, financial institutions, and government entities, go through in order to raise debt. Generally speaking, the amount and frequency that the borrowers are looking to raise exceed the threshold for a traditional financial institution or...
Elon Musk’s Buyout of Twitter
How is the acquisition funded? The Twitter Board of Directors has agreed to Elon Musk’s buyout of Twitter’s stock, and both parties have executed a Definitive Merger Agreement. The specific details of the agreement can be found here. The deal is expected to close sometime in 2022. The time lag between signing and closing the...
