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

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Background Immune-mediated processes leading to childhood type 1 diabetes may begin in fetal life. We hypothesised that a ...

Excess fat mass estimated by waist-circumference-to-height ratio predicts the risk of liver damage better than body mass index (BMI) estimated obesity, a new study shows. Waist-to-height ratio is ...

Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) is an alternative to body mass index (BMI) that may do a better job of identifying your risk of weight-related health outcomes. Having a higher WHR suggests that you also ...

The capital-to-risk weighted assets ratio determines if a bank has enough capital to meet its obligations. Learn what the ratio measures and how to calculate it.

Investment word of the day: The Sharpe Ratio is a key metric for analysing risk-adjusted returns in investments. It helps investors assess potential profits and losses by considering risks, thus ...

To calculate this ratio, determine the difference between an investment's average return rate and the risk-free rate. Then divide this figure by the standard deviation of negative returns.

Downside risk refers to the potential for an investment to decrease in value. Unlike general risk, which considers both upward and downward price movements, downside risk focuses solely on the ...