investment
An investment is an asset or property acquired to generate income or gain appreciation. Appreciation is the increase in the value of an asset over time. It requires the outlay of a resource today, like time, effort, and money, for a greater payoff in the future or for generating a profit.
An investment involves using capital in the present to increase an asset’s value over time.
Investments may include bonds, stocks, real estate, or alternative investments.
Investments can be diversified to reduce risk, though this may reduce the amount of earning potential.
In business contexts, investments are financial; however, consider how some people spend time to make higher incomes in the future (i.e. invest in a college education).
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“You get what you pay for” is a worthwhile tidbit of investment advice. But to profit from it, you have to understand how to apply it.
The adage should come to mind whenever you come across a stock that seems extraordinarily low-priced. For example, suppose you find a stock with a P/E (per-share price-to-earnings) ratio of, say, 6.0, at a time when seemingly comparable stocks are selling at P/Es of 12.0 or 15.0.
The you-get-what-you-pay-for rule tells you there’s always a reason for an unusually low P/E—just as there is for an unusually high dividend yield.
With doubts about earnings, this lower price shows up in a below-average P/E ratio. (The P/E is lower than average because “P” is the numerator or upper figure in the ratio.)
With doubts about dividends, this lower price shows up in an above-average dividend yield. The formula for dividend yield is D (dividend)/P (stock price). The yield goes up because the P or price is depressed and it is the denominator or lower figure in the ratio.
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The adage should come to mind whenever you come across a stock that seems extraordinarily low-priced. For example, suppose you find a stock with a P/E (per-share price-to-earnings) ratio of, say, 6.0, at a time when seemingly comparable stocks are selling at P/Es of 12.0 or 15.0.
The you-get-what-you-pay-for rule tells you there’s always a reason for an unusually low P/E—just as there is for an unusually high dividend yield.
With doubts about earnings, this lower price shows up in a below-average P/E ratio. (The P/E is lower than average because “P” is the numerator or upper figure in the ratio.)
With doubts about dividends, this lower price shows up in an above-average dividend yield. The formula for dividend yield is D (dividend)/P (stock price). The yield goes up because the P or price is depressed and it is the denominator or lower figure in the ratio.
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Madalena Energy, $0.32, symbol MVN on Toronto (Shares outstanding: 542.1 million; Market cap: $176.2 million; www.madalenaenergy.com), is a Canadian oil and gas producer that mainly operates in Argentina, though it also has a presence in Alberta. Prior to June 2014, the company’s Argentine operations consisted of about 450 barrels of oil equivalent per day of production from one concession at Coiron Amargo. In June 2014, Madalena acquired all of the outstanding shares of Gran Tierra Energy’s Argentine business unit for $59.2 million. The company is now focused on four areas: the Loma Montosa oilfield, the Vaca Muerta shale, the Lower Agrio shale and the Mulichinco field, which is rich in natural gas liquids....
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