Simply put, equity describes an investor's direct ownership interest in an asset, excluding all other claims. A familiar example is home equity, which is the value of your home after you subtract ...

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In simple terms, a company's net income is its total revenue minus all business expenses, taxes and debt payments. A business with costs greater than the amount of revenue it brings in over the course ...