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 ...

It’s tough to find a clear definition for “alternative beta.” Investors love to talk about this concept. It has become a hot topic among investors. But most of them publish articles on the subject of ...

Tesla’s Autopilot is the most advanced autonomous vehicle technology available in a commercial car, but all it took was a single fatal crash to put it under a constant veil of scrutiny. The technology ...

Google is probably the most prolific distributor of "beta" software in the world. Pingdom recently went through the entire stack of Google apps and found that nearly half of them (45 percent) are ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and ...

One of the big advantages of organizing your business as a corporation is the ability to raise money by selling stock to investors. But investors don't buy stock just to be nice. They expect to get a ...

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 ...

Every investor strives to balance two conflicting goals: Maximizing their investment returns and minimizing their risk. Beta offers a way to measure the amount of risk you’re taking on for a given ...