John Egan is a veteran personal finance writer whose work has been published by outlets such as Bankrate, Experian, Newsweek Vault and Investopedia. Michael Adams is a former Cryptocurrency and ...

Every thriving business relies on a robust return on investment (ROI) to help gauge whether its investments are yielding a profit. Although you as an individual investor possess shallower pockets than ...

Money market yield measures the annualized return on short-term, low-risk investments like Treasury bills and commercial paper. It helps investors compare the earnings potential of different money ...

Earnings yields are calculated as earnings per share divided by share price. Earnings yield are best used in comparisons; a higher earnings yield is generally more favorable. Earnings yields can be an ...

Free cash flow yield measures a company's cash generation vs. its market value. A high yield relative to its peers indicates potential undervaluation and a buying opportunity. Consistently high yields ...

Jim Baggott is a science writer based in Cape Town, South Africa. He is co-author with John Heilbron of Quantum Drama. Quantum mechanics is an extraordinarily successful scientific theory, on which ...