| Payout ratio | | Measures revenues and expenses over a period of time. |
| Capital markets | | Examples of this type of investor are pension funds and mutual funds. |
| Statement of Cash Flows | | The management of large sums of money and whose goal is to maximize shareholder wealth. |
| Agency theory | | A business enterprise that is its own legal entity. |
| Prime Rate | | The base rate at which banks lend money. |
| Insider Trading | | Earnings available to common shareholders divided by the total number of shares outstanding. |
| Institutional | | The Federal tax deduction for amortization. |
| Balance Sheet | | Shows the amount and timing of cash flows of a business over a period of time. |
| Capital Cost Allowance | | The theory that examines the relationship between the owners of a firm and the mangers of the firm. |
| Sole Proprietorship | | Shows valuations for assets, liabilities and shareholder's equity at a point in time. |
| Partnership | | Market share price divided by earnings per share. |
| Money Markets | | Markets dealing with short-term securities. |
| Corporation | | A single-person owned business. |
| Finance | | Multiple ownership in a business that is not incorporated. |
| Dividend yield | | Markets dealing with long-term securities (1 year ) |
| Income Statement | | Dividend per share divided by earnings per share. |
| Price-Earnings Ratio | | Dividends per share divided by market share price. |
| Earnings per share | | Illegal practice involving access to internal coporate information. |