An index of 30 industrial blue chip stocks traded on the NYSE often used to judge general whole market trends. Given by dividing share price by the revenue per share. Accounts Receivable On a firm s balance sheet, the money owed to the firm by its customers. Dividend A portion of a company s profits paid out to shareholders. Usually a certain amount per share is paid out.
Income generating portfolios often contain many dividend paying stocks.
Earnings Net income of a company over a given period of time. The reported profits or earnings of a firm divided by the total number of shares. Equity Measure of assets owned within a firm. Federal Reserve Bank Focused primarily on monitoring monetary policy. Also involved in the supervision of all member banks, and U.S. banking transactions.