February 2010

An equity investor is a company individual that capital invests that the company can then use to allocate into its structure for expansions, hiring employees, growth opportunities, mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, purchasing real estate, vehicles, equipment, day to day operations, or for any of a number of other possibilities. Each equity investor will require different levels [...]

Equity indexed annuities are investment tools that can be useful for many investors, depending on their particular needs and the amount of time they are prepared to wait for the funds to mature. At first you can add money into the annuity, either with individual payments or in a lump sum. This money then earns [...]

Equity futures are financial instruments that fall into the category of equity derivatives. They are often used for hedging in order to avoid future losses. They can also be used for speculation though. The way equity futures are set up determines exactly how they are used, but the common thread is that the price of [...]

Equity funding is capital that your company can obtain through equity sources, such as a private equity placement, through the sale of stocks or other securities, or in any of a number of other ways. One popular way of raising equity funding is to seek out investments through private equity investors. Most companies do this [...]