The average investor may not be familiar with what beta means, but they are no doubt fully aware of what it represents. Although there are different types of risk in the market, a stock’s beta ...

Investing is all about striking the right balance between risk and return. There are different types of risks in the stock market and there are ways to mitigate them. All investors naturally want to ...

A stock's beta indicates how volatile its price is compared to other stocks. And that is a clue to the degree of risk you're ...

This article originally appeared in the fall 2019 issue of Morningstar Magazine. To learn more about Morningstar Magazine, please visit our corporate website. The Capital Asset Pricing Model is one of ...

When it comes to picking stocks, everyone knows about alpha. Whether you were aware of it or not, we’re all looking for alpha, or outperformance, when trading or investing in stocks. Alpha is the ...

Also called undiversifiable risk or market risk. A good example of a systematic risk is market risk. The degree to which the stock moves with the overall market is called the systematic risk and ...