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Susy Abbondi

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Why companies hoard cash

In the aftermath of the financial crisis, firms began depleting cash reserves to survive.

By Susy Abbondi |February 19, 2015

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Consider a concentrated portfolio

Concentrated portfolios are seen as unacceptably risky. Diversification reduces your risk, but holding too many equities can be a bad idea.

By Susy Abbondi |May 6, 2014

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The importance of undistributed earnings

Modern portfolio theory suggests you should value stocks based on the sum of discounted dividend cash flows — called the dividend discount model (DDM).

By Susy Abbondi |February 14, 2014

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