While investors tend to have their eyes fixed on the expected returns of their investments, responsible investing must also consider risk. Managing the trade-off between risk and return is the ...

Investment risk refers to the potential for an investment to experience a loss or deviation from its expected return and can come from a variety of places. All investments carry some level of risk ...

Financial management involves planning, organizing and controlling an organization’s financial activities. Effective financial management helps businesses achieve their goals, optimize profits and ...

Recent periods of financial stress and the proliferation of risks across the financial system are fueling the development of regulatory initiatives to strengthen requirements and promote international ...

Following the news and watching the markets has been a rollercoaster as of late. With the US economy slowing down and analysts warning of an impending recession, everyone in the financial sector has ...

Retail investors who consistently achieve the best results manage financial-market risk the same way institutional investors ...

Economic theory suggests that political uncertainty impacts countries’ expected cash flows. Highly rated (low political uncertainty) countries exhibit higher expected cash flows. The same holds true ...

Even in a bull market, it's wise for retirees to keep money for the next few years in a conservative bucket to preserve their spending power. Those who haven't yet retired may also want to set some ...

Trade tensions among the U.S., EU, China and others are reshaping global economic development, shifting focus to regional strategies and triggering supply chain fragmentation. Meanwhile, competition ...

Gold is one of the most popular alternative investments. As of mid-April 2023, the two largest gold ETFs had almost $90 billion of assets under management: the SPDR Gold Shares ETF (GLD), with about ...

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iShares Flexible Income Active ETF - An opportunistic fixed income strategy positioned between HY and IG, which since launch has shown controlled volatility and competitive performance. Today, it’s ...