Explainers

Stock market concepts, explained

Every finance term that confuses beginners, explained in plain English, with no assumed knowledge.

The fundamentals

Four times a year every public company reveals how much money it made. Here's how to read one.

The most cited number in investing. Here's what it actually means and when it matters.

Some stocks pay you just to hold them. Here's how dividends work and whether they make sense for you.

Apple's market cap is over $3 trillion. Here's what that number means and why size matters.

EPS is everywhere during earnings season. Here's what it means and why beating it moves a stock.

A company can have billions in revenue and still lose money. Here's why profit margins matter more.

Short selling is one of the most misunderstood concepts in investing — and the root of meme squeezes.

When a CEO buys their own company's stock with their own money, that's a signal worth knowing about.

When a stock splits 10-for-1, what actually happens to your shares? Does it make the company more valuable?

Trade setups, insider buying, analyst calls, and market intelligence, before the bell, every business day.