Expected return and standard deviation can help you analyze investment portfolios. Learn their differences, uses, and ...

In response to my article, Is the Stock Market Too Concentrated?, which relied upon standard-deviation calculations to assess investment risk, a reader wrote: “My problem [with your argument] is ...

The closely tracked measure of inflation in the United States increased in April, signaling that inflationary pressures in the economy remain high. Despite rising prices, consumer spending experienced ...