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 ...

How much are your stocks earning? If you knew, you’d know what you could pull out without dipping into capital. The purpose of this essay is to come up with a number. It is a six-step process that ...

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 ...

Managing a diverse investment portfolio requires having the right tools at your disposal. Investment portfolio management software is more sophisticated than ever and provides investors with many ...

Rydex Investments, a leading financial service provider and originator of both mutual funds and ETF's, has released the mutual fund industry's first ever interactive portfolio calculator for financial ...

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 ...

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 ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Samantha (Sam) Silberstein, CFP®, CSLP®, EA, is an experienced financial consultant. She has a demonstrated ...