Stock Market Today

Wall Street investment firms employ thousands of analysts whose job is to issue reports and recommendations on specific stocks. These analysts typically look at the company’s fundamentals and then build financial models in order to project future trends, most notably future earnings . They then use these projections as a basis for issuing recommendations on [...]

The income statement (sometimes called the profit-and-loss statement or P&L) is the first financial statement that you’ll find in the annual report. It shows the revenue, expenses and profit for the company during the past year. You can use the income statement to figure out cash flow, profit margins, and other financial metrics for the [...]

Form 8-K Publicly traded companies must file Form 8-K with the SEC whenever any “material event” occurs that might affect the company’s financial condition. The list of material events that must be reported includes stock splits, mergers, management changes, and secondary stock offerings. This information will appear in the subsequent 10-Q, but the 8-K is [...]

10-K Reports All publicly traded companies are required to file a 10-K report each year to the SEC. The 10-K report is similar to the annual report, except that it contains more detailed information about the company’s business, finances, and management. It also includes the bylaws of the company, other legal documents, and information about [...]

If you’re looking for an index that captures  the state of the entire market, you need look no further than the Wilshire 5000. Founded in 1974 by Wilshire Associates, the Wilshire originally listed 5,000 stocks, although in subsequent decades it grew to include considerably more. The Wilshire now tracks over 7,000 stocks (although the name [...]