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

A balance sheet report representing your company's assets and liabilities should net out to zero between all of the categories. In other words, the sum of your company assets, liabilities and equity ...

Previously, we discussed some ways to improve cash flow within a company. This evolved from a question that was posed by contractors on a message board regarding the difference between profits and ...

A financial statement that lists the assets, liabilities and equity of a company at a specific point in time and is used to calculate the net worth of a business. A basic tenet of double-entry ...

The Balance Sheet represents the financial position of the University and Business Areas at a particular point in time. The Balance Sheets are represented as Assets, Liabilities, and Equity/Fund ...

Every entrepreneur is in business to do something -- sell shoes, paint houses, make signs or give legal advice, for example. Operating activities is simply the accounting term used to describe your ...

Joseph Nguyen is a contributing author at Investopedia and a research analyst with experience at a securities brokerage firm. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society ...

Maintaining a general ledger helps you gauge a business's financial health and avoid accounting mistakes. Learn what a ...

ATTENTION TO DETAIL: In addition to the necessary licenses, contractors should strongly consider obtaining training on financial basics, including understanding cash flow, balance sheets, income ...