E. Napoletano is a former registered financial advisor and award-winning author and journalist. Ben is the former Retirement and Investing Editor for Forbes Advisor. With two decades of business and ...

The risk-free rate of return is one of the most basic components of modern finance. The risk-free asset only applies in theory, but its actual safety rarely comes into question until events fall far ...

One sliver of the crypto market seems to be rebounding: staking. Despite the doom and gloom cast over the entire blockchain industry after the cascading crisis that was 2022 and the fact that the ...

High risk-adjusted returns suggest efficient performance for the invested capital. Low risk-adjusted returns indicate potentially suboptimal investments. Comparing risk-adjusted returns helps select ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the management of wealth, portfolios, and finances. “Risk” is a something of a loaded word, having a somewhat ...

If an investment adviser touts an impressive average rate of return, be very wary, because losses can “hide” among the gains and hinder your financial success. Let’s explore the meaning of average ...

Overview: The equity risk premium measures extra returns from stocks over risk-free assets.A higher equity risk premium shows ...

A higher Sortino ratio can indicate a good return relative to the risk taken. The Sortino ratio focuses on downside volatility, while the Sharpe ratio considers both upside and downside volatility in ...

What is a good return for your portfolio? If a bond portfolio generated a 4% return over the past year, it could be considered a pretty decent return. However, investors who prioritized high-growth ...

New and soon-to-be retirees can minimize the “sequence of returns risk” by adjusting both their portfolio and their investing mindset. Investors who don’t manage this risk might wish they’d paid more ...

What are the best low-risk, high-return investments? Start by understand the relationship between risk and reward and ...