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How to decide whether to buy stocks or mutual funds
Stocks are securities in which you can invest a lot of money for the long term. But the question arises: buy individual shares or buy securities through mutual funds? The factors below will help you decide.
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Ask yourself if you have time to study stocks. If you have the opportunity to spend time and energy to analyze the securities market, apply it to the study of individual stocks and monitor your assets for an extended period of time – choose individual stocks. But if you do not have time or desire to do this, buy shares of a mutual fund; it may be that the best option for you would be passive investing in a series of index funds. Continue reading
How to calculate gross margin
Gross profit is a fairly simple indicator showing the difference between the proceeds from the sale of goods and their cost. Gross profit ratio is the ratio of gross profit to total revenue, expressed as a percentage. Gross profit margin is a quick and useful way to compare the performance of a particular company and the performance of other companies in a specific industry. This coefficient can also be used to compare the current and past state of the company – in particular, it is useful for companies operating in markets where prices for goods vary significantly.
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Gross margin calculation
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