In finance, it's generally believed that taking on more risk should lead to higher returns. It doesn't. It's a puzzle that ...

A recent survey found that only 62% of adults are invested in the stock market through individual stocks, mutual funds or ...

For decades, financial experts have been puzzled by a strange inconsistency in the stock market: risk doesn’t always lead to ...

Market cycles have a significant impact on the performance of Best Dividend Stocks. Many investors choose when to invest or sell by watching for cycles of expansion, peak, contraction, and […] ...

Stocks that pay dividends tend to outperform ones that don't. Consensus price targets for Novo Nordisk suggest the stock can ...

Risk assets were struggling in the wake of President Trump’s latest tariff threats, but it’s by no means a clean risk-off trade. The Russell 2000, for example, sank 1.6%. That’s likely because many ...

You can’t determine a portfolio’s risk index by simply averaging the risk indexes of its individual holdings. This is because securities interact in complex ways, and diversification—such as holding ...

As the market recovers, focus on fundamentals and apply qualitative and quantitative filters while buying stocks. Why?

Global stocks may be running too hot. Fear peaked in early April following Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs, hitting levels ...

U.S. stocks are drifting higher in their return to trading following the Juneteenth holiday. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Friday and added to its modest gain for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...