Get smart about money! This part of our site is all about the stuff they teach in business school. We’ll walk you through the ins and outs of cash, banks, stocks, and big money numbers. It’s not as hard as it sounds—we make it so easy that even a kid could understand.
We’ve got many articles on running a company, tracking where your money goes, and how the money world works. Our guides will give you the lowdown on accounting, which is just a fancy word for keeping track of your dollars. We’ll also dive into economics—the big picture of how money moves around town and worldwide.
Don’t worry about getting lost in the jargon.
We’ll break it down into plain English, a cinch to read. No need to be a math whiz either. You’re all set if you can count to ten and know your pluses from your minuses. We’ll avoid the head-scratching theories and stick to the essential bits.
So, this is the spot for you whether you’re keen to start your own biz, get a handle on your piggy bank, or just want to sound smart at parties. We’ve got your back with the inside scoop on all things money. Let’s get cracking!
Buy-back deductible insurance is a type of insurance policy. It lets you pay a little more money each month so you don’t have to pay your deductible if something bad happens. How Buy-Back Deductible Works A deductible is the amount of money you have to pay when you make an insurance claim before the insurance…
A buy-back is when a company or government buys back its own stuff that it previously sold to people. There are two main types of buy-backs: share buy-backs and bond buy-backs. Share Buy-Backs With a share buy-back, a company buys back its own shares of stock from shareholders. The company pays cash money to shareholders…
Buy and hold investing means you buy investments and keep them for a long time, even many years. You believe the investments will go up in value over time. You do not try to make money buying and selling investments quickly. Focusing on the Long-Term When you use a buy and hold strategy, you do…
A butterfly spread is a way to trade options. Options give you the choice to buy or sell something at a set price by a certain date. Butterfly spreads always use the same number of “call” options or “put” options that end at the same time. There is one option with a low price, two…
Busted convertible bonds are kinda like regular convertible bonds. But they’re different in one big way – they don’t have a good chance of being “converted” into regular company stock. Let’s break it down. What are convertible bonds? A convertible bond is a special type of bond. Companies sell these bonds to raise money. The…
A bust-up takeover, also called a leveraged buyout, is when a company buys another company using a lot of borrowed money (debt). After buying the company, the new owners sell some of the company’s assets to pay back the debt they took on to buy it. The company doing the takeover is called the acquiring…
Business liability insurance protects a company if it gets sued for something it did that caused harm to someone else. It pays for things like lawyer fees to defend the company in court and money the company might owe if it loses a lawsuit or agrees to a settlement to end the case. Different Kinds…
The Business Judgment Rule is a legal rule in business law. It helps protect company directors and executives when they make business choices for the company. As long as the directors and executives make careful decisions based on the right information, the Business Judgment Rule says courts should not question if the decision was right…
Business interruption insurance is a kind of insurance that helps protect a business if something bad happens that stops the business from running normally for a while. It gives the business money to make up for the money it loses during that time. Why Businesses Need It Businesses need this type of insurance because unexpected…
The business cycle is the way the economy of a country goes up and down over time. It has four main parts: growth, downturn, recession, and recovery. The economy is growing when companies are doing well and lots of people have jobs. People feel good and buy more things. This part is called an expansion…
