How long and how much you smoked, and how long it's been since the last puff, make a difference in the risk of getting lung cancer. Scientists have come up with a formula that certain smokers and ...

A risk premium is the return over and above the risk-free rate (generally thought of as the return on U.S. Treasuries) that investors demand to compensate them for the risk of owning an asset. Because ...

Many investors use the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) as a way to estimate the potential return of a stock or other asset within the context of its intrinsic risk. Used primarily to analyze ...

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 ...

All investments have some level of risk, and bonds are no exception. Some bonds have virtually no chance of default, such as U.S. Treasuries, while others have a significant default risk. Companies ...

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One of the dangers of investing in a long-term bond is the potential for it to lose value before it comes due. When you buy a bond, you're essentially lending an entity (such as a company or ...

In my last article, I mentioned the importance of dividends in consideration of the Equity Risk Premium. Following from that, it is possible to calculate an implied Equity Risk Premium (ERP) by ...

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Bonds' interest rates combine risk-free rate, inflation, liquidity, maturity, and default risk premiums. High-risk companies offer higher interest rates to compensate for possible default risks.

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