Jason Fernando is a professional investor and writer who enjoys tackling and communicating complex business and financial problems. David Kindness is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and an expert ...

A balance sheet is a versatile document that offers a snapshot of a company's or individual's finances at a given point in time. Businesses can use balance sheets to develop plans for the future and ...

When investors look at assets, they often want to see steady growth. A company whose assets increase over time, especially through productive investments rather than borrowed funds, may be building a ...

A company's financial statements—balance sheet, income, and cash flow statements—are a key source of data for analyzing the investment value of its stock. Stock investors, both the do-it-yourselfers ...

When you want to know a company’s financial health, it helps to look at its balance sheet. But if you’ve never seen a balance sheet before or don’t know how to read one, all you’ll see is a collection ...

Julia is a writer in New York and started covering tech and business during the pandemic. She also covers books and the publishing industry. With over a decade of editorial experience, Rob Watts ...

Every publicly traded company issues a series of financial statements at least on a quarterly basis, and the balance sheet is perhaps the statement most indicative of a company’s financial health. A ...

Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate accounting with responsibilities such as preparing and reviewing federal, state, and local tax filings; supporting multinational ...