#Liquidity101

What Is Liquidity?

Liquidity refers to how quickly and easily an asset can be converted into cash without causing a significant change in its value. The more liquid an asset is, the faster you can sell it at a fair price.

💡 Types of Liquidity You Should Know:

1. Market Liquidity: This describes how easily assets (like stocks or bonds) can be bought or sold in the market without impacting their price.

2. Accounting Liquidity: This focuses on a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations using its available assets.

📈 Why Liquidity Matters:

1. Boosts Financial Stability: High liquidity helps individuals and businesses manage unexpected expenses or economic downturns.

2. Offers Investment Flexibility: Need to jump on a new investment opportunity? Liquid assets give you the freedom to act fast.

📊 Key Liquidity Metrics to Watch:

Current Ratio: Measures a company’s ability to pay short-term liabilities with short-term assets. Formula: Current Assets / Current Liabilities

Quick Ratio: A more conservative measure that excludes inventory. Formula: (Current Assets – Inventory) / Current Liabilities

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