Companies often issue additional shares to raise money for their financing needs. For example, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are known to issue shares in order to acquire more properties and ...

Recent data shows homes sold for 99.4% of asking price, indicating strong buyer leverage. The sale-to-list ratio, calculated by dividing selling price by asking price, gauges negotiation power. A ...

Miranda Marquit has been covering personal finance, investing and business topics for almost 15 years. She has contributed to numerous outlets, including NPR, Marketwatch, U.S. News & World Report and ...

Use a weighted average to evaluate stock performance if purchased in multiple transactions. Calculate weighted average by multiplying share price by quantity, then divide by total shares. Knowing your ...