The retention ratio measures the percentage of a company’s earnings that are reinvested rather than distributed as dividends.

Financial ratios are powerful tools when it comes to investing. Terms like "P/E" and "PEG" get thrown around a lot, but many investors don't know what they mean or how they're used. While they may ...

But what counts as low? For index ETFs, expense ratios can now run just a few basis points (one "basis point" is 0.01%).

Investor takeaway. Profitability ratios show investors how well a company is doing at making a profit, which is what drives investment returns. For example, ...

The Sharpe Ratio Broke Investors’ Brains Illustration by Min Gyo Chung. We’ve become the tool of our tool, and even Bill Sharpe wouldn’t like it. By Richard Wiggins November 10, 2020. Can we ...