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economic moats
Articles on economic moats - plain-English guides from the MoatMint knowledge base.
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Moat ETFs: What They Are and How They Compare to Picking StocksA moat ETF is an exchange-traded fund that holds a basket of companies judged to have durable competitive advantages, or economic moats, so an investor can own the whole theme in one purchase. An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a fund that trades on a stock exchEconomic Moats · 5 min readWhat Is an Economic Moat?An economic moat is a durable competitive advantage that lets a company defend its profits from competitors for years. The name comes from the water-filled moat around a medieval castle: the wider the moat, the harder the castle is to attack. A company with a Economic Moats · 8 min readWide-Moat Stocks: What They Are and How to Find ThemA wide-moat stock is a company with a durable competitive advantage, an "economic moat," that protects its profits from rivals for many years, often 20 years or more. The word "wide" is about durability: how long the advantage is expected to last, not how stroEconomic Moats · 5 min readWhat Is ROIC and How Is It Calculated?Return on invested capital (ROIC) measures how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the capital it puts to work. It answers one question: for every dollar the business invests in factories, software, inventory and working capital, how many cents Returns on Capital · 5 min read