The gross income multiplier, or GIM, offers an easy method of appraising investment or commercial properties using sales and rental figures. The strength of this calculation is in its simplicity, ...

The vast piles of dollars proposed, pending and spent to stimulate the U.S. economy must be used as an investment in the future of America and not just to bail out companies that have failed to live ...

Michael Rosenston is a fact-checker and researcher with expertise in business, finance, and insurance. Tim Robberts / Getty Images The fiscal multiplier measures the effect that increases in fiscal ...

When you want to get an idea of a company's financial condition, ratio analysis is one of the tools of the trade. In the following article, you'll learn about two useful balance sheet ratios: the debt ...

The equity multiplier measures how much a company relies on debt versus shareholders' equity. DuPont analysis breaks down ROE using the equity multiplier to indicate risk and earning power. Watching ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

WASHINGTON - Federal regulators weighing whether to require large banks to hold more capital to cover operational risks will likely be emboldened by a study showing investors react swiftly when a bank ...

The Fast Company Executive Board is a private, fee-based network of influential leaders, experts, executives, and entrepreneurs who share their insights with our audience. BY Brendan P. Keegan When ...