Learn how to analyze a company's balance sheet, including assets, liabilities, and equity, for smarter investment decisions.

A few months ago, we published a column entitled, “Understanding Financials: Your Income Statement.” To re-read that e-column, click here. The balance sheet is another of the financial statements ...

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Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. As the name implies, a balance sheet should reveal ...

A balance sheet is a financial document that presents the financial status of a business through an accounting of a company’s assets, liabilities, and equity. A balance sheet, when looked at with a ...

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As the Midwest agriculture sector faces another year of low profits, farmers need to take a closer look at their farm balance sheet, which is a snapshot of their financial condition on a specific day.

Looking at the hits company balance sheets take from a pension risk transfer (PRT) to terminate a defined benefit (DB) plan, may cause plan sponsors to change course. There are instances when, after ...

If you're interested in investing, you've probably read quite a few articles that say "do your homework" before buying a stock. Reading and understanding a balance sheet is part of that homework.

Motley Fool senior analyst John Rotonti walks you through the most important financial statements using Chipotle as an example. In this podcast, Motley Fool senior analyst John Rotonti discusses: How ...