Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

An equity multiplier can help creditors and investors evaluate a company’s level of indebtedness before deciding to loan money or make an investment.

Simply put, equity describes an investor's direct ownership interest in an asset, excluding all other claims. A familiar example is home equity, which is the value of your home after you subtract ...

In a major hospital system in Atlanta, less than one-fourth of employees were able to define either equity or health equity, according to a study published in the September issue of the Journal of ...

Columbia City Council voted 5-1, with Fifth Ward councilperson Donald Waterman dissenting, to keep the city’s original definition of “equity” in its strategic plan instead of omitting diversity, ...