David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert in the fields of financial accounting, corporate and individual tax planning and preparation, and investing and retirement planning.

Financial ratios are an indicator of health for any business. They may seem esoteric, but to lenders and investors they tell the true story of a company's financial strength and ability to weather an ...

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 ...

What is the price-to-earnings ratio? The price-to-earnings ratio, commonly known as the P/E ratio, is a stock valuation measure. It can help you assess a company's current share price relative to its ...

Also known as liquidity ratios, liquid ratios measure how well a firm can use its short-term assets to meet its short-term debt obligations. Business managers can use several different liquidity ...

Everyone wants to generate a healthy return on their investments. As the saying goes, you should “buy low and sell high.” But while you may think it’s a good idea to invest in a downward-trending ...

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The lower the DTI for a mortgage the better. Most lenders see DTI ratios of 36 percent or less as ideal. It is very hard to get a loan with a DTI ratio exceeding 50 percent, though exceptions can be ...