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Carbon emissions trading is a type of policy that enables companies to buy or sell allotments of carbon dioxide (CO2) output permitted by governments with regional or national emissions standards. Carbon emissions trading is based on the idea that individuals or institutions can each own, buy or sell permits to produce greenhouse gas. Carbon emission permit […]

An inverted yield curve is an interest rate environment in which long-term debt instruments have a lower yield than short-term debt instruments of the same credit quality. This is considered a negative yield curve, because it is “inverted” from the typical yield curve relationship, in which longer-term rates are higher than shorter-term rates. What Happens […]

Despite being one of the oldest and most well-known indexes in the world, there are still some misconceptions about the S&P 500. Below, we dispel some of the most common myths about this popular market benchmark. 1) The S&P 500 is only made up of US companies A company must be based in the US […]

Form 1099-B is used to report proceeds from broker and barter exchange transactions. This form is used to report the sale of stocks, bonds, commodities, and other securities. The 1099-B must be filed with the IRS by the broker or barter exchange. The 1099-B must also be sent to the taxpayer by February 15. The […]

In the United States, a Schedule K-1 is a federal tax form that is used to report the income, losses, and dividends of a partnership or S corporation. Schedule K-1s are usually issued by the end of February. If you are a partner in a partnership or an S corporation, you will need to file […]

Alphabet (aka Google) has two classes of shares: GOOGL (Class A) and GOOG (Class C) Difference between GOOG and GOOGL GOOG shares have no voting rights while GOOGL shares do. And the GOOG vs GOOGL debate usually comes down to whether you want to have a say in Google’s corporate decision-making commensurate with your ownership […]

Money weighted return and time weighted return are two concepts in finance that are often confused. Though both are used to measure returns, they differ in how they account for the timing of cash flows. In this article, we’ll look at how MWR and TWR are different and how they’re calculated. Money weighted return vs. […]

What Is a Nash Equilibrium? A Nash equilibrium is a situation in which no player has an incentive to change his or her strategy. In other words, each player is doing the best he or she can given the strategies of the other players. Nash equilibria are important because they provide a way to predict […]

An inflation swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange periodic payments based on inflation. The payments are usually based on changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). CPI swaps are used to hedge against inflation or to speculate on inflation. Inflation swaps can be used to hedge against inflation by fixing the payments […]

Do you get dividends from index funds? Let’s take a look. Do Index Funds Pay Dividends? Yes, index funds do pay dividends. Given securities within them issue dividends, so too do the index funds themselves. However, the dividends paid out by index funds will vary based on the make-up of the fund. For example, an […]