As the S&P 500 has been reaching new highs on a regular basis, it is understandable if low volatility stocks have not been at the top of investors’ minds. Over the past 12 months, the S&P 500 Low ...

FBCG offers investors exposure to blue chip U.S. large cap growth equities. The fund's gross expense ratio of 0.60% is significantly higher than comparable index ETFs and somewhat higher than ...

This strategy has had a good track record. During the trailing 15- and 10-year periods through March 2016, this fund's underlying index generated about 400 basis points of annualized outperformance ...

The index is reconstituted semiannually in May and November. Alternatives SPDR SSGA US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF LGLV (0.12% expense ratio) takes a sector-relative approach to stock selection ...

The Treynor ratio and the Sharpe ratio are financial metrics that use different approaches to evaluate the risk-adjusted returns of an investment portfolio. The Treynor ratio employs beta and measures ...

Fundamentally, trading is about analyzing the supply and demand of a security (asset which can be traded), such as stocks, commodities, or Forex pairs. A trader then makes decisions to purchase or ...

Discover essential metrics like alpha, beta, and Sharpe ratio for evaluating mutual fund risk-return tradeoffs. Learn how to assess potential returns and risks effectively.

Today we are taking a closer look at volatility -- specifically, what it means when there is an abundance or lack of volatility, as well as the two primary types of volatility each options trader must ...