Whats the differance between the Nasdaq and Dow Jones?
Answers: Just to completethe previous answer, I must say that when people refer to the Nasdaq or the dow jones, they are usualy referring to the NASDAQ COMPOSITE stock index, which is a tracked basket of securities (stocks) traded in the NASDAQ MARKET (which is also a company that runs that market), like for example G00GLE (GOOG) and to the DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) Which Is a different basket of stocks, compiled and tracked and published by the company under the name Dow Jones. The Nasdaq Composite has hundreds of companies and the DJIA has 30 blue chip companies. The nasdaq is more technology and growth oriented, the Dow is more conservative and oriented to bigger capitalization solid companies.
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NASDAQ is a market in which stocks are traded. Dow Jones is a company that publishes the Wall Street Journal and various stock market indexes, the most popular of which is the Dow Jones Industrial Average. (Dow Jones recently sold the Wall Street Journal.)
The only connection between the two is that they are both parts of the financial industry and involved in securities markets: One with actual trading of securities and the other in publishing the results of that trading.
As soon as I find out what "differance" means, I'll let you know! ;)
Is there a down side to a money market acc?
Answers: they aren't fdic insured.
yes. if the market should ever go up again, you wont make as much as with other investments.
but while the market is going down so much, a money market can be a nice safe haven!
The main downside to a money market account is that inflation will erode the purchasing power of your future dollars. If you earn 4.5% during a single year and the inflation rate is 4%, all you net is .5%. Then you can subtract the cost of maintaining that account and you may end up with no NET gain. That is the reality of a money market account.
BTW - money market accounts are insured up to
$ 100,000.00 at a bank under FDIC regulations, or the same amount at an S&L under FSLIC or a brokerage account under SIPC. A brokerage account can actually go even higher.
I am a former broker with Merrill Lynch.
What are the main differences between Market Value and Accounting Value?
Answers: Market Value is what the market values your product/asset-meaning what they would pay to buy it. It is dependent on the need for the product, availability, seasonality, etc.
Accounting value is what you have spent on the product/asset. It does not consider what others value it at, but instead considers the historical cost of the product.
The market value can change according to a number of factors. Accounting value changes mainly due to depreciation or revaluation.
Depends on what you are talking about. Value of shares in the market? Market value is the price at which the shares are trading, while accounting value is the amount at which the shares are recorded in the company's books, also called book value. They are seldom the same, with book value usually considerably lower than market value.
If you are talking about inventory, it is recorded in the accounting records at the cost the company paid for it, but its market value is higher because the company has to make a profit in selling it.
market value - value of something right now (taking into account appreciation and depreciation)
accounting value - how much was paid for the asset at the time of purchase
Accounting value, also known as book value is the historical cost of an asset, less depreciation. This is the way most assets are valued on the balance sheet.
Market value is an estimate of what a buyer will actually pay for an asset. Sometimes a company has assets, such as real estate, which may be on the books at book value, but in fact it may have appreciated in value. Or assets that are worth less than book value. Also some companies, which deal in securities or have them on the balance sheet, will mark them to market because market value is readily ascertained and essential to the business.