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What is Fundamental Analysis?

Fundamental analysis is the practice of studying the fundamentals of a company to determine if a business is a good investment.  Fundamental analysis can answer questions such as "what are the chances this business is going to go bankrupt" and "how certain can I be that this stock will continue paying dividends?"  It involves studying financial statements such as the balance sheet.

It is considered the opposite of technical analysis.

 

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