MIFID II is the second directive on markets in financial instruments (the first was MIFID I, introduced in 2007) issued by the European Comm

It can sometimes feel like financial companies need quite a lot of information from you before they are able to provide you with any service

If you’re a regular reader of The Library – or any other source of financial education for that matter – you’ll have come across the word “d

Commodities are basic goods which are the foundation of the global economy. This includes things we take out the ground, or things we grow o

A form of alternative investments (something that doesn’t fall into “traditional” investment categories such as stocks and bonds), Private E

If you’re looking to learn a little about technical analysis, there’s no better place to start than with support and resistance!

Liquidity in the financial sense refers to how easily we can convert assets into cash. Of all the many different types of assets, some are m

A dividend yield is the rate of return on your investment which is driven by dividend income paid out by company stocks which you might own.

Enterprise value is the total value of a company’s income producing assets. This is defined by the following equation:

EBIT (which stands for Earnings Before Interest & Taxes) is another indicator of a company’s profitability. EBIT is similar to EBITDA, which

EBITDA (pronounced “ee-bit-dah” 😅 and stands for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation & Amortization) is an important financial me

Bonds are a effectively just a legal contract for a loan between a borrower and lender, with the lender agreeing to give the borrower a cert