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How does PE firm "transfer" the debt they use to purchase a company to that company's books?
I understand that company has assets that can be used as collateral to take on debt itself, but the PE firm is the one who acquires the shares from the previous shareholders. So does the company take on debt to then effectively "repay" the PUC of the shares to the …
Equity Valuations - Trying to make the things easier
If you are the one, always scared of the big terms like equity valuations this article may help you. I will take you through one analogy . Just imagine you are in the final year of your college and placement season is on, your friend and you are not allowed …
Looking to put some $$ away for my future kid
I grew up in an upper middle class family. I always got a ton of gifts more my birthdays and Christmas, was able to try different sports, go to college, and will soon be attending grad school. All because my parents worked their butts off to give me those things. …
Unsure of what to invest in
Hi there everyone! I have about 20k saved up in my bank account currently, but am unsure of what to do next. I just turned 21 so I need to invest something to help save for retirement but I’m unsure of what is the best option. I’ve heard many good …
Hypothetical: Market Manipulation
This is a question for those that know more than I do about how the market actually functions. I AM NOT saying that I believe this IS happening, but I realize my faith in the system is not based in actually understanding how robust it is, but rather just faith. …
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
My company just rolled out a ESPP where we can buy stocks by contributing anywhere from 1 to 15% directly from our paychecks. The plan has two 6 month offering periods per year. You buy the stock at the lower of the 1st day or last day of that 6 …
Is The Whole Market a Meme Stock Now?
During the first quarter GDP contracted and inflation increased. There have been 125% tariffs with China for weeks now with no sign of a deal. There have been no tariff deals with other countries announced yet. Consumers are nervous. Tourism to the US is down significantly. And yet SPY is …
Looking for historic stock prices
I can’t seem to find this website I used this year during tax season that helped me find cost basis. The site let me search up individual stock prices by specific date. I inherited stock more that 15 years ago, and I was easily able to calculate my cost basis …
What is the difference between Buying Power and Available Cash (Robinhood)
For context I got a bonus from Robinhood which I forgot to account was for how much worth of shares exactly but after investing for 25.95$, I got 29.84$ despite making a negative return on Mastercard (21$ of my investment) and a VERY SMALL positive return on BTC (bought for …
Those of you who got out of the market, are you getting back in?
Genuinely curious. I know a lot of people on here voted against Trump and sold in November or January and felt like hero's in early April. But now we had the Zweig Breadth Thrust signal which has been 100% bullish over the last 80 years, followed by solid earnings. I'm …