Standalone risk refers to the risk tied to a single unit or asset, isolated from a portfolio. Understand its significance with examples and measurement formulas.

The long-run expected total return for the Global Market Index ticked higher in April. In line with recent history, US equities remain the downside outlier for expected return relative to the market’s ...

The economic literature has long attributed non-zero expected excess returns in currency markets to time-varying risk premiums demanded by risk-averse investors. This paper, building on Bacchetta and ...

Long-term expectations for the Global Market Index (GMI) remained steady at a 7%-plus pace for the annualized total return ...

Talks about portfolio asset allocation are often reignited whenever stock market investors are facing uncertainty. When the Trump administration's tariff policies sent many stock market indexes into ...

Emily DiNuzzo is a writer and former full-time journalist whose work has appeared in Reader's Digest, INSIDER, and Well + Good. She continues to pursue her passion for writing and personal finance, ...

Many of us grew up with a classic financial narrative: work hard, live below your means, invest in a diversified portfolio…and over time, you’ll build wealth. It’s a simple and familiar formula. But ...

GMI's long-run expected total return rose to 7.2% annualized in May, slightly below its 10-year realized performance of 7.5%. US equities have a weaker outlook versus their strong past decade, making ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Portfolio diversification represents one of the fundamental principles of investment management. By strategically allocating ...