Capital stock is the number of common and preferred shares that a company is authorized to issue, and is recorded in shareholders' equity.

As with many alternative assets allowed in self-directed retirement plans, angel investments are more long-term and ...

Hundreds of private equity firms are drowning in a sea of competition, searching for lifeboats of new capital as they cling to portfolios of nearly unsaleable investments.

University of Utah Growth Capital Partners CEO David Anderson explains how schools can benefit from this new funding source.

Capital is money a business uses to cover operating expenses, buy equipment and pay for growth projects. For a small business, access to adequate sources of capital can mean the difference between a ...

Everyone knows the Catch-22: It’s hard to get a job without experience, but you can’t get experience without a job. Something similar exists in the private equity industry, but on a bigger scale: To ...

Businesses can rely on many measures to determine how financially healthy they are. Calculating their fixed-asset-to-equity-capital ratio is one way. This ratio determines whether a company's fixed ...

Private equity lets investors buy into non-public firms aiming for profit through strategic improvements. Investors need accreditation due to legal restrictions and high entry costs targeted at ...

A company can finance its operation by using equity, debt, or both. Equity is cash paid into the business—either the owner’s own cash or cash contributed by one or more investors. Equity investments ...

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Lithium Americas (LAC) faces higher shareholder risk as DOE warrants/GM gain upside, timelines slip to 2028, and cash burn ...