Associate Professor Sean Pinder
Joint Deputy Head of Department (Teaching and Learning), Finance Major Coordinator
Finance
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Yes, you can borrow money to invest in shares. But it comes with big risks
Using debt to invest can magnify gains – but it can also seriously magnify losses. It isn’t for the faint-hearted, explains Associate Professor Sean Pinder for The Conversation.
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Woolworths chief Brad Banducci couldn’t give senators his company’s ‘return on equity’. What exactly is this figure, and what can it tell us about a company’s profit?
Both are measures of profitability, but the disparity between return on investment and return on equity grows larger as a company relies more heavily on borrowing, writes Associate Professor Sean Pinder for The Conversation.