Learn about the negative correlation coefficient, its significance, comparison with other coefficients, and real-world ...

Almost every day you can find in media commentary that XYZ is causing stocks to fall (or rise). Such definitive statements are common—but what’s almost always missing is statistical proof. And if you ...

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Investors understand intuitively that some stocks are riskier than others. The capital asset pricing model attempts to quantify the common perception of risk using a term called beta. By understanding ...

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Investments with low correlations to the S&P 500 can provide diversification benefits. These investments often represent different asset classes as opposed to individual stocks. A basket of low ...