Total Return

Key takeaways – Total return measures all sources of an investment’s gain over a period: price changes plus income (interest, dividends, distributions). – It…

Total Debt Service Tds Ratio

The Total Debt Service (TDS) ratio is a debt-to-income measure lenders use to see what percentage of a borrower’s gross income is already committed…

Total Cost Of Ownership

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) is a decision framework that measures the full life‑cycle cost of acquiring, operating, maintaining, and disposing of an asset.…

Total Liabilities

Key takeaways – Total liabilities are the sum of everything a person or company legally owes that has not yet been paid. – Liabilities…

Total Debt To Capitalization Ratio

The total debt-to-capitalization ratio measures the proportion of a company’s capital structure that is funded by debt. It is a leverage metric: a higher…

Total Bond Fund

A total bond fund is a mutual fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) that aims to provide broad exposure to the investable bond market by…

Toronto Stock Exchange Tsx

The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) is Canada’s primary securities exchange, based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in the 19th century, the TSX is the main…

Tokyo Price Index Topix

Key takeaways – TOPIX (Tokyo Price Index) is the broad market index for large-cap companies listed in the TSE’s “first section.” – It is…

Top Down Investing

Brief definition Top-down investing is an approach that starts with the big picture — macroeconomic and market-level forces — and then narrows down to…

Too Big To Fail

Key takeaways – “Too big to fail” (TBTF) refers to firms or sectors whose disorderly failure would threaten the wider financial system or economy,…