[vsw id=”HkoJ_nedolg” source=”youtube” width=”611″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] A preferred stock that does not give its holder the right to convert their preferred shares into a fixed number of common shares, usually after a predetermined date, is called a nonconvertible preferred stock….

[vsw id=”HkoJ_nedolg” source=”youtube” width=”611″ height=”344″ autoplay=”no”] The cost of debt is the cost of financing a debt whenever a company incurs a debt by either issuing a bond or taking a bank loan. Two methods for estimating the before-tax cost…

Every source of capital has different risks for the company and the investor. For example, debt is a safer investment than common stock because it has a higher priority in claims in case of financial distress. It is, however, riskier…