What Is Disclosure? How It Works and Laws on Transparency

What Is Disclosure? In the financial world, disclosure refers to the timely release of all information about a company that may influence an investor’s decision. It reveals both positive and negative news, data, and operational details that impact its business. Similar to disclosure in the law, the concept is that all parties should have equal access…

What Constitutes a “High Fee” for a Mutual Fund?

While they are commonly referred to as fees, mutual funds charge investors what is called an “expense ratio” as payment for managing the fund. However, understanding mutual fund expense ratios can be confusing. There are a variety of factors that contribute to a fund’s total expense ratio. It seems as though non-investment factors, such as…

Top 8 benefits of twerking, a dance with multiple resources

I know it, we are going on a slippery slope, because the twerk divides. Some consider it just a vulgar “ghetto” dance that you only see in rappers’ music videos, and in my opinion, they are very wrong. The twerk has origins in certain traditional African dances which have been taken up and transformed by…

Sovereign Wealth Funds: An Introduction

Sovereign wealth funds have attracted significant attention as more countries open funds and invest in big-name companies and assets—some more transparently than others. This has given way to widespread concern over the influence these funds have on the global economy. As such, it is important to understand exactly what sovereign wealth funds are and how…