Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

Financial statements provide business owners and their lenders and investors with significant information regarding the business' financial health and stability and its ability to manage operations ...

Nobody has a crystal ball to tell the future, but a well-thought out pro forma can help you project to the best of your ability and explore different scenarios. A pro forma is simply a financial ...

Investopedia contributors come from a range of backgrounds, and over 25 years there have been thousands of expert writers and editors who have contributed. Pro-forma earnings are financial statements ...

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Before purchasing a multifamily property, investors should create a pro-forma projection of the asset’s future income and expenses. Once complete, this document serves three important purposes. 1. It ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! The House convened for a pro forma session. Pro forma sessions are meetings of the House or Senate during which no legislative business is conducted ...

Pro forma (Latin for “as a matter of form”) sessions are held to satisfy the constitutional prohibition on either chamber adjourning for more than three days without the consent of the other. The ...