Net Investment Income: Its Significance for Many Financial Companies
Updated 4/21/2023 Continuing our discussion on investment portfolios for companies like Amazon, Microsoft, Prudential, and Apple. Today’s post covers the line item from the income statement reading as “net investment income.” For many companies, this line item is insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but for others, such as Prudential, it can make up […]
Simple Stats: The Relationship Between Unemployment and the Stock Market
History can be a fantastic tool at providing perspective and understanding to the rapidly changing events around us. Investors are typically interested in how unemployment affects the stock market, as intuitively, high unemployment should lead to a lower stock market. Using some basic research and looking at simple headline statistics, we’ll find out here that […]