May 18, 2012

A Discussion on Pension Costs

It’s nearly 4 in the morning and I’m up reading political blogs; happened to come across http://cognidissidence.blogspot.com/ and enjoyed reading it. This particular entry is way off base from a financial perspective and since the author seems to be working to expose problems in government, I thought I’d take the time to explain why if any of you are interested. If not, that’s okay, too. Also, given the time, I apologize if there are errors or it is not entirely coherent. Let’s … [Read more...]

How to Read an Income Statement Updated

I spent last week rewriting and expanding the How to Read an Income Statement feature at the About.com / New York Times Investing for Beginners site.  It ended up being roughly 43 pages and nearly 20,000 words so it was a bit more than I anticipated but it should be worth it! … [Read more...]

Abercrombie & Fitch Financial Statements

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These financial statements are for reference purposes when reading my investing lesson on how to analyze an income statement at the Investing for Beginners About.com site.  I'm working with the network on trying to figure out how to integrate them directly into the page but the length of data seems to be a problem.  Sorry for the inconvenience! … [Read more...]

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