Peter Gratton, M.A.P.P., Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at ...

McKinsey & Company has been provided strategic advice to corporations and other organizations since 1926, when James O. McKinsey, a University of Chicago professor, opened a consulting office in ...

Bain & Company's consultants provide management advice from 64 offices in 39 countries. Founded in 1973 in Boston, Bain & Co. has evolved into one of the big three management-consulting firms ...

By using three broad types of measurements—working capital, asset performance, and capital structure—you may evaluate the strength of a company's balance sheet, and thus, its investment quality.