Microeconomics – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Economic Analysis & Monetary Policy

What is Microeconomics?Microeconomics is a field of economics that focuses on how decisions made by individuals, households or a companies give rise to changes in production, allocation, and distribution of resources. What are the Economic Behaviors Exhibited by...

Merchant Bank – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Banking, Lending, and Credit Industry

Update Table of Contents What is a Merchant Bank?How Does a Merchant Bank Work?How Merchant Banks Facilitate TradeMerchant Banks vs. Investment Banks What is a Merchant Bank?A merchant bank is a bank that offers commercial services in the banking and investment...

Media Kit – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Advertising

What is a Media Kit?A media kit refers to a material or document containing the identity of a brand, its goals, mission and vision and other vital information given to reporters or media personnel. Media kits are often used for promotional purposes, they contain basic...

Expected Return – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets

What is an Expected Return?The expected return of an investment refers to the return (either profit or loss) that an investor expects on an investment which is determined by the anticipated rates of returns. Investors can determine the expected rate of return of...

Mortgage Broker – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Banking, Lending, and Credit Industry

Update Table of Contents What is a Mortgage Broker?What does a Mortgage Broker Do?Mortgage Broker vs. Loan Officer What is a Mortgage Broker?A mortgage broker refers to an individual who connects mortgage borrowers and mortgage lenders. A mortgage broker finds the...

Long (Long Position) – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets

What Does Going Long Mean?When an investor buys and owns a significant portion of security or financial instrument with the expectation that the security will increase in value in the nearest future, it is a long position. Investors that seek to make a profit from a...

Liquidity Ratio – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Managerial & Financial Accounting & Reporting

What is a Liquidity Ratio?A liquidity ratio is a financial ratio that examines the capability of a company to settle its liabilities, both current and long-term debts using its assets. Liquidity ratios help in determining the financial solvency of a company or an...

Liquidity (Accounting) – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Managerial & Financial Accounting & Reporting

What is Liquidity?Liquidity is a feature of an asset which makes it easily convertible into cash. An asset or security that can easily be purchased, sold, or converted into cash has liquidity. Cash itself is a liquid asset, while savings accounts, checkable accounts,...

Histogram – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Research, Quantitative Analysis, & Decision Science

What is a Histogram?A histogram refers to a process of arranging data points based on their specific ranges and user value. It is a visual or graphical representation of statistical data or information. A histogram is often used in statistics and mathematics, it is...

Hindsight Bias – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Management, Leadership, & Organizational Behavior

What is Hindsight Bias?The hindsight bias is an assumption that the outcome of an event was more predictable than it actually was prior to the event occurring. More specifically, it is a concept in psychology that explains the tendency to perceive the outcome of past...