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Terms and Concepts Videos
How are risk and reward related? Take more risk, expect more reward. A lottery ticket might be worth a billion dollars, but if the odds are one in ten billion that you win, then it's a bad bet, ten times over.
Accounting Videos 351 videos
What is Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)? A CMO is a mortgage bond that consists of a large number of different individual mortgages bundle...
When a bond is secured, it means it's protected, i.e. there are assets that would be forfeited if repayment is not made. When it's unsecured... it'...
What is Counterparty Risk? Counterparty risk is the risk to either party within a transaction that the other will not or be unable to abide by the...
Banking Videos 367 videos
What is Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)? A CMO is a mortgage bond that consists of a large number of different individual mortgages bundle...
When a bond is secured, it means it's protected, i.e. there are assets that would be forfeited if repayment is not made. When it's unsecured... it'...
What is Counterparty Risk? Counterparty risk is the risk to either party within a transaction that the other will not or be unable to abide by the...
Board of Directors Videos 111 videos
What are Passive Investing and Passive Investors? Passive investing and passive investors are ones who opt to ride the market out over the long ter...
When a bond is secured, it means it's protected, i.e. there are assets that would be forfeited if repayment is not made. When it's unsecured... it'...
Power of attorney refers to the authorization to conduct business on legal and financial matters on behalf of another party. So...choose wisely.
Bonds Videos 389 videos
What is Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)? A CMO is a mortgage bond that consists of a large number of different individual mortgages bundle...
What are kickbacks? Well, they're things we don't get for working at Shmoop, that's for sure. Hit play to find out more.
What are At the Money, In the Money, Deep in the Money, and Out of the Money? At the money happens when a stock is trading at an option’s strike...
Careers Videos 112 videos
What is the Fast Market Rule? The fast market rule is something that is used in the U.K. to keep the market under control when any sort of crash ha...
What is Arbitrage? Arbitrage is a trading strategy used to make risk-free money. The investor buys a security in one market and sells it in another...
What do you need to retire? Retirement - think: 401k, pension fund, IRA, roth IRA, etc. All of these savings socked away while you worked hard are...
Charts Videos 93 videos
What is the Advance Decline Ratio? The advance decline ratio is used to determine how the market performed on a given day. It does this by comparin...
What does “Breaking the Buck” mean? Breaking the buck means that a money market fund’s value has dropped to less than $1. This happens becaus...
What are ascending and descending tops and triangles? Ascending and descending tops and triangles are used to describe market performance graphs. T...
Company Management Videos 260 videos
What is After Hours Trading/Extended Trading? After hours trading describes any trades made after the market closes or before the market opens. Bec...
What is a thin market, and has it been on Jenny Craig recently?
What are moving averages? Moving averages are calculated using past stock prices in an attempt to determine future trends. It’s calculated by ave...
Company Valuation Videos 175 videos
What is volatility? In the world of investing, volatility basically means riskiness. It looks at the returns for stocks or indexes, and if they are...
What is Alpha? Alpha is an investing term that describes the success of an investment. It looks at the investment’s ability to beat beta (or mark...
What is Beta? Beta is a figure associated with public companies that measures how risky the company’s stock is in comparison to the market as a w...
Credit Videos 265 videos
What does “Breaking the Buck” mean? Breaking the buck means that a money market fund’s value has dropped to less than $1. This happens becaus...
What is Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)? A CMO is a mortgage bond that consists of a large number of different individual mortgages bundle...
What is Above Full Employment Equilibrium? Above Full Employment Equilibrium happens when an economy is basically doing more than it realistically...
Derivatives Videos 155 videos
What is speculation? Speculation refers to a high risk, high reward scenario in investing. When an investor engages in a speculation, they take on...
What is After Hours Trading/Extended Trading? After hours trading describes any trades made after the market closes or before the market opens. Bec...
What is Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)? A CMO is a mortgage bond that consists of a large number of different individual mortgages bundle...
Econ Videos 216 videos
What does “Breaking the Buck” mean? Breaking the buck means that a money market fund’s value has dropped to less than $1. This happens becaus...
What was the Tax Reform Act of 1986? Hit play to find out.
What is Disinflation? Disinflation is a term used for an interim slowdown of inflation rate. For example, a reduction of inflation growth from 3.5%...
Education Videos 108 videos
What is After Hours Trading/Extended Trading? After hours trading describes any trades made after the market closes or before the market opens. Bec...
What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average? The Dow Jones Industrial Average is usually just called the Dow. It’s an average of 30 of the most well...
What do you need to retire? Retirement - think: 401k, pension fund, IRA, roth IRA, etc. All of these savings socked away while you worked hard are...
Entrepreneur Videos 67 videos
What is a High Alpha Investor? A high alpha investor invests in securities with alpha values of 1 or higher. This means that the mutual fund or sto...
What are Angel Investors and Seed Funds? Angel investors provide the funds for small start-ups. They are usually family and friends (not institutio...
How do you get a startup funded? Depends if we're talking about a tech startup, or a non-tech startup. If you've got a promising, budding tech comp...
Ethics/Morals Videos 193 videos
Selling away is the practice of selling securities that aren't under the seller's auspices to sell.
Maturity is, quite simply, the date when a debt becomes due. As for our maturity, well... we're still giggling about the word "due."
How are risk and reward related? Take more risk, expect more reward. A lottery ticket might be worth a billion dollars, but if the odds are one in...
Financial Theory Videos 199 videos
A secular trend is something that changes over time, but is not necessarily an element in a repeated, continuing cycle.
What is the Advance Decline Ratio? The advance decline ratio is used to determine how the market performed on a given day. It does this by comparin...
What is the Dow Theory? Dow Theory is a collection of indicators and definitions of the types of market signals for indicating a Bull or Bear marke...
Forex Videos 93 videos
A strong dollar is one that has earned trust on an international scale. It reflects a reliable currency...at least, more reliable than that of othe...
Are monopolies evil? Should they be regulated? Should they be illegal? Monopolies in and of themselves, are neither good nor evil. How they conduct...
What's a yankee bond, and does it stick a feather in its cap and call it macaroni?
Hedge Funds Videos 9 videos
When you buy and sell something for investment purposes, whether it be a stock, artwork, gemstones, a bond, a condominium, you know that once you h...
What is insider trading and the Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988? It's nothing too complicated, if this minute long video is any indication.
What is a Chartist? A chartist is a trader and/or analyst who relies on technical analysis and charts in order to make decisions for trading the ma...
IPO Videos 120 videos
What's a lock-up agreement? We think it has something to do with a shiv, but let's watch this video, just in case.
What are Capital Markets? The most often context used for “Capital Markets” is in corporate finance and investment banking, and it refers prima...
What are overbought and oversold? Hit play to find out.
Incorporation Videos 104 videos
What is a Dissident Director? The Board of Directors of a company usually reaches a consensus the majority of the time in order to decide on polici...
"Safe harbor" refers to the notion that, if you follow a basic set of rules, you cannot be found guilty of a crime or shady dealings.
What is Contingent Liability? Contingent liability refers to a possible liability in the future contingent upon some other event being the trigger....
Index Funds Videos 123 videos
What is the Dow Theory? Dow Theory is a collection of indicators and definitions of the types of market signals for indicating a Bull or Bear marke...
What is the Efficient Markets Theory? The Efficient Markets Theory says that stocks trade at their fair value all of the time, assuming all informa...
What is a Fund of Funds? A fund of funds is a mutual fund strategy that invests in other funds rather than investing in stocks or bonds. The underl...
Insurance Videos 162 videos
Market manipulation is manipulation of the, uh... market. Like...illegally. Yeah, any sort of "scheme" is probably something you want to avoid.
When a bond is secured, it means it's protected, i.e. there are assets that would be forfeited if repayment is not made. When it's unsecured... it'...
What are Angel Investors and Seed Funds? Angel investors provide the funds for small start-ups. They are usually family and friends (not institutio...
International Videos 92 videos
What is the Advance Decline Ratio? The advance decline ratio is used to determine how the market performed on a given day. It does this by comparin...
A strong dollar is one that has earned trust on an international scale. It reflects a reliable currency...at least, more reliable than that of othe...
What is the Dow Jones Industrial Average? The Dow Jones Industrial Average is usually just called the Dow. It’s an average of 30 of the most well...
Investing Videos 424 videos
What is Devaluation? The process by which a nation deliberately lowers the value of its currency relative to other international currencies is call...
What is the Advance Decline Ratio? The advance decline ratio is used to determine how the market performed on a given day. It does this by comparin...
What is speculation? Speculation refers to a high risk, high reward scenario in investing. When an investor engages in a speculation, they take on...
Managed Funds Videos 236 videos
What is the Efficient Markets Theory? The Efficient Markets Theory says that stocks trade at their fair value all of the time, assuming all informa...
What is a Fund of Funds? A fund of funds is a mutual fund strategy that invests in other funds rather than investing in stocks or bonds. The underl...
What is Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)? A CMO is a mortgage bond that consists of a large number of different individual mortgages bundle...
Marketing Videos 124 videos
What is short interest theory? Watch this not-so-short video to find out.
What is a thin market, and has it been on Jenny Craig recently?
What do you need to retire? Retirement - think: 401k, pension fund, IRA, roth IRA, etc. All of these savings socked away while you worked hard are...
Metrics Videos 354 videos
What is the Advance Decline Ratio? The advance decline ratio is used to determine how the market performed on a given day. It does this by comparin...
What does “Breaking the Buck” mean? Breaking the buck means that a money market fund’s value has dropped to less than $1. This happens becaus...
What is Disinflation? Disinflation is a term used for an interim slowdown of inflation rate. For example, a reduction of inflation growth from 3.5%...
Mortgage Videos 59 videos
What is Disinflation? Disinflation is a term used for an interim slowdown of inflation rate. For example, a reduction of inflation growth from 3.5%...
What is Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO)? A CMO is a mortgage bond that consists of a large number of different individual mortgages bundle...
What is Above Full Employment Equilibrium? Above Full Employment Equilibrium happens when an economy is basically doing more than it realistically...
Muni Bonds Videos 71 videos
Maturity is, quite simply, the date when a debt becomes due. As for our maturity, well... we're still giggling about the word "due."
What are Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae? They sound like snack cakes to us, so, uh...maybe we should watch this video.
What are Bond Anticipation Notes (BANS), Revenue Anticipation Notes (RANS), and Tax Anticipation Notes (TANS)? BANS, RANS and TANS are all short-te...
Mutual Funds Videos 165 videos
What is the Efficient Markets Theory? The Efficient Markets Theory says that stocks trade at their fair value all of the time, assuming all informa...
What is a Fund of Funds? A fund of funds is a mutual fund strategy that invests in other funds rather than investing in stocks or bonds. The underl...
The Russell Index is a series of indices that tracks the progress of stocks in a given basket. Aw. We were hoping it tracked adorable Jack Russell...
Real Estate Videos 105 videos
Rights offerings are essentially hostile takeover defenses. Unfortunately, they're not as cool as swords and shields.
What is speculation? Speculation refers to a high risk, high reward scenario in investing. When an investor engages in a speculation, they take on...
Regulations Videos 358 videos
What is Disinflation? Disinflation is a term used for an interim slowdown of inflation rate. For example, a reduction of inflation growth from 3.5%...
What is Above Full Employment Equilibrium? Above Full Employment Equilibrium happens when an economy is basically doing more than it realistically...
Retirement Videos 84 videos
A redemption charge is a charge applied when you redeem shares of a mutual fund in a deferred commission purchase structure.
What was the Tax Reform Act of 1986? Hit play to find out.
What are Passive Investing and Passive Investors? Passive investing and passive investors are ones who opt to ride the market out over the long ter...
Stocks Videos 415 videos
What is covariance? Covariance is the comparison of how assets move in the markets. Positive covariance is when assets move in tandem, such as when...
Rights offerings are essentially hostile takeover defenses. Unfortunately, they're not as cool as swords and shields.
Tax Videos 256 videos
check out some practical examples of inflation. And no, there are no balloon animals in this video. Sorry.
What is a Dissident Director? The Board of Directors of a company usually reaches a consensus the majority of the time in order to decide on polici...
"Safe harbor" refers to the notion that, if you follow a basic set of rules, you cannot be found guilty of a crime or shady dealings.
Tech Videos 99 videos
What is covariance? Covariance is the comparison of how assets move in the markets. Positive covariance is when assets move in tandem, such as when...
What is After Hours Trading/Extended Trading? After hours trading describes any trades made after the market closes or before the market opens. Bec...
What is volatility? In the world of investing, volatility basically means riskiness. It looks at the returns for stocks or indexes, and if they are...
Trading Videos 376 videos
Rights offerings are essentially hostile takeover defenses. Unfortunately, they're not as cool as swords and shields.
What is Devaluation? The process by which a nation deliberately lowers the value of its currency relative to other international currencies is call...
Trusts and Estates Videos 178 videos
A redemption charge is a charge applied when you redeem shares of a mutual fund in a deferred commission purchase structure.
What was the Tax Reform Act of 1986? Hit play to find out.
Maturity is, quite simply, the date when a debt becomes due. As for our maturity, well... we're still giggling about the word "due."
Wealth Videos 168 videos
A redemption charge is a charge applied when you redeem shares of a mutual fund in a deferred commission purchase structure.
What was the Tax Reform Act of 1986? Hit play to find out.
What are Passive Investing and Passive Investors? Passive investing and passive investors are ones who opt to ride the market out over the long ter...