Last week, we received some excellent feedback in response to Monday’s article on calculating a stock’s beta. So today, I’m going to take this little-known metric one step further by showing you how ...

Investors, whether beginner or seasoned professionals, all have a threshold for risk. Some prefer to play it safe and favor a low-risk investment plan while others are more advantageous with a “high ...

If you have followed my articles Dual-Beta - The Smart Investor's Most Valuable Tool or The Dual-Beta Portfolio, Part 1 - Consumer Defensive Sector, you are fully aware how powerful it can be to be ...

Investors understand intuitively that some stocks are riskier than others. The capital asset pricing model attempts to quantify the common perception of risk using a term called beta. By understanding ...

Investors understand intuitively that some stocks are riskier than others. The capital asset pricing model attempts to quantify the common perception of risk using a term called beta. By understanding ...

One simple but powerful method investors can use to assess the risk and reward of a stock portfolio is using the Capital Asset Pricing Model, or CAPM, model for expected returns. The basics of CAPM ...

We often hear the word beta in the context of “beta test”. It’s a way of testing something (e.g. a software program) in a real-world situation to iron out any glitches before rolling it out to the ...

Beta measures the risk or volatility of a company’s share price in comparison to the market as a whole. For example, a company with a beta of 1.1 will theoretically see its stock price increase by 1.1 ...