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19. Why do Financial Markets Exist? Posted by: savingandinvesting
Video duration: 139 seconds Financial markets exist for a very important reason - one that has been around for a very long time. This is explained very simply. |
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29. Hedge Funds 5: Prime Brokers Posted by: savingandinvesting
Video duration: 184 seconds Prime brokers perform a very important role in the hedge fund industry by providing much of the infrastructure backbone that allows hedge funds to hold securities, employ leverage and even by assisting in raising assets. |
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5. Principles of Leverage - savingandinvesting.com Posted by: savingandinvesting
Video duration: 205 seconds A follow on from 'What is Leverage?' looking at some of the principles surrounding leverage. |
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35. Diversification - savingandinvesting.com Posted by: savingandinvesting
Video duration: 275 seconds Diversification - or not putting all your eggs in one basket - has a solid foundation in math. In fact there are some really good reasons to always bear them in mind. |
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38. Getting Started Posted by: savingandinvesting
Video duration: 438 seconds If you have gone through the videos here, read the book and really delved into the subject and you understand risk, time horizon - what is sure and what is total gambling, and you have a long-term view and understand how investing works - then prudently beginning is the next step. |
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V2B. One Year of Earnings might not tell you that Much. Posted by: savingandinvesting
Video duration: 129 seconds Companies are often valued on earnings or multiples of earnings - for example the P/E ratio. One year of earnings might not tell you that much however because earnings can be volatile - especially if revenues/sales change. |
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13. What is a Stock? Posted by: savingandinvesting
Video duration: 157 seconds Everyone should know what a stock and a bond are - this video gives a quick intro to that. What stocks and bonds are has a lot to do with how providers of capital interact with users of capital (through equity (which includes stocks for many large companies) and debt (which includes bonds for many large users of capital). |
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10. What is a Balance Sheet Posted by: savingandinvesting
Video duration: 113 seconds The Balance Sheet is one of the 3 main financial statements for companies, and it captures the assets, the equity and the debt at a certain point in time - like the end of the year. And it balances. |
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8. Debt Consolidation - savingandinvesting.com Posted by: savingandinvesting
Video duration: 208 seconds Some of the principles behind consolidating your debt explained. |
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33. First Principles of Taxation Posted by: savingandinvesting
Video duration: 206 seconds Saving and investing is incentivised in most western countries through tax benefits. Governments want to collect taxes to provide the services that they provide - but they also provide tax benefits for saving and investing because it is considered beneficial for individuals and society as a whole. |