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Jan. 20, 2026

Question of the Week – What are Book Value & Market Value?

This question specifically refers to what Book Value and Market Value refer to when it comes to mutual funds. If you invest in mutual funds you’ve likely seen these terms on your s...

Jul. 24, 2019

Question of the Week – What is net worth?

One of our readers, when filling out a Know Your Client (KYC) document with their adviser, was asked for their net worth. If you were asked for your net worth would you know what i...

Jul. 17, 2019

Question of the Week – What are Real Estate Limited Partnerships?

Our look at real estate investments concludes this week with Real Estate Limited Partnerships (RELP). An RELP is most commonly used to develop a real estate property, or to manage ...

Jul. 10, 2019

Question of the Week – What are Mortgage Investment Entities?

A mortgage investment entity (MIE) has similarities to syndicated mortgages, which we wrote about last week. The major difference between the two is that a syndicated mortgage is u...

Question of the Week – What are Book Value & Market Value?

Question of the Week – What is net worth?

Question of the Week – What are Real Estate Limited Partnerships?

Question of the Week – What are Mortgage Investment Entities?

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