Red Lobster is going bankrupt and a billion dollars of debt might go unpaid. How did this happen, and is there fraud involved? The answer is quite complicated, and it’s a great lesson on why deep financial analysis is extremely important.

Brokerages don’t get as much attention as they should, since brokers are the ones who make it possible to buy and sell shares. What do they do, how can trades go wrong, and should you be worried? Understanding the mechanics of securities transactions is great for having confidence in markets, and it’s essential if you want to make money in markets.

Most workers on Wall Street aren’t wolves or math geniuses — in reality, the industry has a lot of room for smart people to apply a wide range of skills to get rich.

Facebook: Just about everyone who wants to work on Wall Street gets into stocks at some point, but fewer people ever really find much exciting about bonds. This is a mistake–bonds are a bigger part of the market, harder to analyze, and can even provide superior risk-adjusted returns if employed correctly. So, what do you need to know about bonds and when do you need to know it? This week, Zolio untangles the world of bonds and what the government expects everyone on Wall Street to know.

To prepare and pass the Series 7 exam, you’ll face much of the fundamental math of finance, but you’re likely to face it in a way that is confusing or unclear. To make sure you break through and understand the test’s questions, you’ll need to have a firm foundation in the ideas the test is asking about–but what are those mathematical ideas on the Series 7 exam? Zolio explains.