For example, a couple upping retirement savings ... For investors, a company's balance sheet can also be used to determine whether shares are worth buying. Factors such as a debt-to-equity ratio ...

Investors often focus myopically on earnings, but a company's balance sheet — its financial strength, is also key.

Greenwood, Robin, Samuel Gregory Hanson, and Jeremy C. Stein. "The Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet as a Financial-Stability Tool." Jackson Hole Economic Symposium Conference Proceedings (Federal ...