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Volatility is the bane of many investors. Bumpy moves in your portfolio in response to market fluctuations can cause you to make emotionally driven mistakes in your investing, and that can cause you ...

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 ...

Volatility often appears intimidating, especially to traders who rely on instinct or emotion. Yet when you approach it with structure and discipline, it becomes one of the most dependable sources of ...

Volatility drag is one of the risks in investing. Volatility drag is a complex concept familiar to many sophisticated investors and financial professionals while relatively few ordinary investors have ...

The 60/40 portfolio is the benchmark by which other portfolios are judged. Leveraged ETFs add easy ways for investors to add a bit of leverage to their positions. Investors can choose less volatile ...

Defining and measuring risk is foundational to investment management. Although there are many legitimate risk measures available, today's discussion will focus on volatility. Why? First, volatility is ...