The Daily Horizon

Featured Article

What is the YTM rate?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total rate of return that will have been earned by a bond when it makes all interest payments and repays the original princ...

Read Full Article Browse business

Knowledge Base

Latest insights and tutorials from the The Daily Horizon team.

What is attribute sampling in audit?

Attribute sampling is a statistical process used in audit procedures that aims to analyze the characteristics of a given population. This practice is ofte...

What should be an ideal investment portfolio?

Your ideal asset allocation is the mix of investments, from most aggressive to safest, that will earn the total return over time that you need. The mix in...

What is included in discontinued operations?

What Are Discontinued Operations? In financial accounting, discontinued operations refer to parts of a company’s core business or product line that have b...

Does a weak dollar make imports more expensive?

A weakening dollar means that imports become more expensive, but it also means that exports are more attractive to consumers in other countries outside th...

Can you sell your home if you owe more than it is worth?

Can you sell your house if you owe more than it’s worth? Yes, you can, but depending on your state, you may still be responsible for the remaining portion...

Do collections agencies always sue?

You might assume that some debts are too insignificant for debt collectors to care about, but debt collectors may sue you for any balance — large or small...

How do you describe sales revenue?

Sales revenue is the money a company earns from selling its goods and services to customers. Revenue: Also called overall revenue, total revenue or other ...

Do you have to claim CD interest on taxes?

For multi-year CDs, you’ll pay taxes on the interest accrued on the last day of each year. Even if you don’t receive a 1099-INT, you must report interest ...

What is my Social Security status?

Sign in to your my Social Security account to check your application status. Sign in to your account, scroll down to the “Your Benefit Application” sectio...