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, 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 ...

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 ...

The most common metric used to quantify a stock’s market risk is Beta—a measure of a security’s volatility compared to the overall market (usually the S&P 500). However, the Beta you typically see ...

Beta measures stock volatility relative to the S&P 500 index. Low-beta stocks offer less volatility; high-beta stocks suggest more. Using beta aids in assessing portfolio risk and crafting investment ...

Beta is a quintessential part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (“CAPM”), which is a model used to determine expected market returns. What this formula measures is the relationship between the return ...

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 ...