Fast Fashion: Balancing affordability, sustainability, and smart spending
Companies such as Zara, Shein, and H&M are known for trendy, affordable fashion, but are also synonymous with fast fashion – clothing that is produced cheaply, in high volumes, and purchased rapidly.
Business Strategy Basics: PESTLE Analysis
PESTLE Analysis is a great framework for analyzing how external factors can influence a business. This framework is applicable in all fields of business from finance to marketing, and is a great method of breaking down what outside forces shape its operations.
Breaking Down the Balance Sheet: Understanding the Basics
The Balance Sheet is a key financial statement that shows the financial position of a company in a snapshot in time.
Marketing Breakdown
Marketing is everywhere, influencing almost every financial decision we make. Companies use different marketing tactics to encourage spending in ways that affect our financial goals.
Countries, Global Events, and Spending
Spending large amounts of money on international events has become increasingly common over the years. The question is, why do countries do this, and is it really helpful?
Growing a Business: Understanding Debt vs. Equity Financing
Businesses often have periods where they need an injection of capital to meet their goals for expansion. To secure this outside capital, businesses have two methods of financing: taking on debt or issuing equity.
A Beginner’s Guide to Stock Valuation
When valuing a stock, the price alone cannot tell you the full story. The main focus in simpler valuation methods is understanding: what is the price relative to?
Dissecting the Income Statement: A Beginner Guide
The Income Statement provides valuable information about the financial health of a company over a specified period in time.
Investing Made Easy: How to Analyze ETF Performance
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) serve as the cornerstone of a diversified, long-term investment portfolio. With a wide array of ETFs available on the market, how do you choose the right one for your portfolio?
Competitive Analysis for a Business: SWOT Analysis
When building a business or company, it’s important to understand its standings in different categories compared to competitors. In this blogpost, we will discuss the significance of a SWOT analysis for a business and how to perform one.
“Just Do It”: Nike’s Marketing Strategy
“Just do it” is synonymous with Nike, the famous sports brand. Surprisingly, it was Nike’s first television marketing campaign, and it has remained one of the most effective ones ever. But like almost anything else, it has a past, present and future.
Greenlight: A Beginner’s Start to Investing
Investing can be daunting; it can be hard knowing where to start. Greenlight is a tool designed to empower kids and teens with real-world financial skills while providing parents with the satisfaction of knowing their children are learning responsible money management.
Netflix: a case study
In 2024, when you first think about Netflix, a popular video streaming service comes to mind. However, the company never started that way. Initially, the company rented physical DVDs to consumers.
Car insurance for teens
I recently obtained my driver’s license and am now allowed to drive by myself. While the independence this affords me is great, there is a serious drawback that comes with being a teen driver: car insurance.
A Brief History of US Currency
If you’re reading this blogpost, chances are you know what a dollar bill, a credit card, and possibly even crypto-currency is. But how did our country’s currency evolve to how it is today?
FTX: the rise and downfall of the crypto exchange
Shortly after 6:00 PM, December 12th 2022, Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested in the Bahamas. After being held in prison for ten days, he consented to be extradited to the USA, where he would face charges of multiple frauds. However, just one year ago, he was the richest individual under 30 years with a net worth of $22.5 billion.
Key factors to notice when starting a business
The job market has changed drastically, and it has become more competitive than ever before. Besides working on a side-hustle, starting your own business is not a bad idea.
How soccer clubs generate revenue
Since 2014, the overall value of the 20 soccer clubs in the English Premier League has increased 370%, from $3.16B to $11.7B. This begs the question: how do soccer clubs make money, and what is behind the growth?
Teenage Hustle: A Guide to Your First Job
Whether you're saving for college, wanting to buy something, or just looking to gain valuable experience, embarking on the job hunt as a teen can be both thrilling and daunting. So, where do you start, and how do you balance this new responsibility with school?
Fly raises funds for christmas meal boxes to support immigrant day labor families
During the holiday season, opportunities for work are often scarce, and many day laborers find that they can’t afford to step away from the street corner as they’re continuously looking for work.