Mary Hall is a editor for Investopedia's Advisor Insights, in addition to being the editor of several books and doctoral papers. Mary received her bachelor's in English from Kent State University with ...

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 ...

A profit-maximizing firm focuses on raising net earnings and proving profitability to investors whenever possible. While businesses often fall into profit-seeking behaviors naturally, there are other ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on fiscal and economic policy. Over at Slate, Matt Yglesias warns governments that profit-maximizing prices for ...