The market value of all common shares outstanding for a company, calculated by multiplying the recent price of a stock by the number of common shares outstanding. Large Cap stocks have market values of more than $5 billion. Mid Cap stocks have market values of from $1 billion to $5 billion. Small Cap stocks have market values of less than $1 billion. (When there are multiple classes of common stock, which often sell at different prices, the number of shares of each class is multiplied by the applicable price.)

A stock price index weighted by the value of all shares outstanding for each stock. In such an index, large stocks get proportionately more weight than small stocks.

The preset date on which the debt is paid back.

The amount of mortgage backed and other security types

The middle value in an ordered series of numbers. As an example, if you ranked a number of stocks in order based on stock price from high to low, the stock price in the middle would be the median.

Median appreciation potential for all stocks covered in The Value Line Investment Survey as of 26 weeks ago

3-5 year projected median appreciation potential for all stocks covered in The Value Line Investment Survey

Median appreciation potential at the market high for stocks covered in The Value Line Investment Survey

Median appreciation potential at the market low for stocks covered in The Value Line Investment Survey

Median estimated P/E of stocks with earnings in The Value Line Investment Survey

Median estimated P/E of stocks with earnings in The Value Line Investment Survey as of 26 weeks ago

Median estimated P/E at the market high of stocks with earnings in The Value Line Investment Survey

Median estimated P/E at the market low of stocks with earnings in The Value Line Investment Survey

Median of estimated dividend yields for dividend paying stocks in The Value Line Investment Survey for Next 12 Months

Median of estimated dividend yields for dividend paying stocks in The Value Line Investment Survey as of 26 weeks ago

Median of estimated dividend yields at the market high for dividend paying stocks in The Value Line Investment Survey

Median of estimated dividend yields at the market low for dividend paying stocks in The Value Line Investment Survey

Median price to earnings ratio over the trailing 10 years

The average annual P/E ratio of a stock over the past 10 years, with certain statistical adjustments made for unusually low or high ratios.

Median trailing P/E of stocks with earnings included in The Value Line Investment Survey and The Value Line Investment Survey - Small & Midcap Edition

Median of estimated yields of all dividend paying stocks included in The Value Line Investment Survey and The Value Line Investment Survey - Small & Midcap Edition

The difference between U.S. Exports of goods and U.S. Imports of goods. Published monthly by the Commerce Department.

A market capitalization (stock price times shares outstanding) from $1 billion to $5 billion.

A financial theory regarding portfolio construction that seeks to maximize return for a given level of risk.

Federal Reserve measures of money outstanding. The Federal Reserve is able to influence increases or decreases in the size of the money supply. If money supply grows significantly faster than overall economic growth for an extended period of time, higher rates of inflation often follow. If money supply grows too slowly, economic growth is inhibited.

Loans secured by real property through the use of a mortgage note

An investment fund operated by an investment company that continually offers new shares and stands ready to redeem existing shares from the owners. Also called an open-end investment company.