Beta is a number that describes how the volatility of a stock varies with a nominated benchmark index. It's the covariance of the stock with respect to the index divided by the variance of the index.
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'Beta' was a term used by Leah Clearwater for the Alpha's second-in-command.
When company make investments for short term that is less then one year time then these investments called current assets but while investments are for long run then those called long term investments.
From an accounting perspective, short-term investments have a life cycle of less than 12 months; long term investments have a life cycle of 12 months or longer.
There are several companies online that offer short term investments. They make it simple to make daily, weekly or monthly investments. They offer the ability to make investments starting at $4 and up.
decrease cash flow from investing activities
If investments are for short term then these are current assets but if these are for long term then non-current assets.
No investments in other business are normally for long term basis. If investments are for long term then long term assets otherwise current assets.
Short term investments are those that occur for less than five trading days. These short term investments are not based on a companies fundamentals rather they are focuses on the technical aspects of the stock price. Most short term investments are chosen based on certain trends and moving averages. The individuals that take part in short term investments are those who are not interested in seeing a company grow over time, rather they attempt to make money and get out.
yes it is
It depends on what you mean. If you mean when beta is finished, it will be somewhere near 11/11/2011. But if you mean the beta 1.7.3 (that's the beta version when this was answered), then yes.
Spreading out your risk by having different investments.
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