Technically, volatility refers to the average difference between a stock’s expected and actual returns. The actual returns may be above or below what is expected or benchmarked, and diversifying a portfolio will smooth the overall […]

At its most simple, value investing is an investing strategy whereby investors buy a stock they believe to be undervalued (compared to an estimate of the company’s intrinsic value), with a view to profiting when […]

Yield measures a bond’s rate of return. It is calculated differently than a regular stock return because it takes into account the interest and coupon rates, as well as the time to maturity. Related Content:[catlist […]

Benjamin Graham, believed by many to be the father of value investing, wrote in his book The Intelligent Investor, “Confronted with [the] challenge to distill the secret of sound investment into three words, we venture […]

Intrinsic value is the actual value of a company as opposed to its current market price. If an investor can conservatively estimate an actual intrinsic value range for a company, then he or she can […]