Gambler’s Fallacy – Explained

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

What is the Gambler’s Fallacy?The term gamblers fallacy is also commonly known as the Monte Carlo fallacy. It refers to a mistaken belief that since the occurrence of something is happening more frequent, its frequency is likely to diminish in the future or vice...

Gain (Taxation) – Explained

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

What is a Gain?Gain is a term used when a company or an individual experiences an economic benefit whereby there is either an increase in property or asset value. When the value of an asset is currently higher than when you purchased it, then the difference between...

Labor Productivity – Explained

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

What is Labor Productivity?Labor productivity is a measure of a country’s economic output (real Gross Domestic Product) that is the result of a single hour of labor. Labor productivity is heavily affected by expenditure on physical capital, technology, and human...

Falling Three Methods – Explained

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

What are the Falling Three Methods?The Falling Three Methods refers to a set of behaviors or patterns (candlestick patterns) that indicate the tendency of a current downtrend in the market to continue. It is a feature of the bearish market that pass across lots of...

Fairway Bond – Explained

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

What is a Fairway Bond? A fairway bond is a type of bond that pays interest only when the underlying interest rate or interest index is within a specific range, once the interest index is outside the range, the bond makes no interest payment. When the underlying...

Fairness Opinion – Explained

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

What is a Fairness Opinion?Fairness Opinion is a term commonly used in finance and investment market. It refers to the professional opinion given by a financial advisor, a professional third party or an investment bank on whether the terms and price of a transaction...

Fair Value – Explained

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

Update Table of Contents What is Fair Value?How is Fair Value Used?How Fair Value inConsolidation WorksOther Methods Used to Determine Fair ValueFair Value in the Futures MarketAcademic Research for Fair Value What is Fair Value?Fair value is a term that has a variety...

Fair Trade Investing – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Ethics & Social Responsibility

What is Fair Trade Investing?Fair trade investing is a method of investment that places value on promoting fair trade with suppliers of emerging countries. In this form of trading, an investor only purchase or sell from and to companies that enhance fair trade in...

Factor Income – Explained

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

What is Factor Income?An income derived from any factor of production is called a factor income. There are four factors of production, they are; Land, capital, labor and enterprise. Any return received or income generated on these factors of production is the factor...

Face Value (Securities) – Explained

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

Update Table of Contents What is the Face Value of a Security? How Does the Face Value of a Security Work?Face Value and BondsFace Value and Stock SharesFace Value and Market Value What is the Face Value of a Security? Face value is referred to as the dollar value or...