Investing can often feel like navigating a maze of endless options and ever-shifting market conditions. This is where the Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) comes in, offering a roadmap for making smarter ...

The Tree of Knowledge System, described in the previous post, posits that there are four fundamental divisions in nature. The first division is between Energy and Matter, the second is between Matter ...

When you consider investing in the market, your mind probably goes to low-cost index funds. Even a small amount of money can be invested and gain exposure to a significant amount of diversification.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Yes, they’re still investing – but the pace of business spending is slower than you’d ...

Professor William Sharpe won the 1990 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for developing the capital asset pricing model, which, among other aspects, asserted that a stock’s expected return ...

The capital asset pricing model may not be dead, but Arun Muralidhar is digging its grave. “If I can't kill it today, I'm going to stab it enough times that it stumbles out of the room,” Mr.

For years, I’ve puzzled over a question that seems to defy common sense: If stock markets are hitting records and tech innovation seems endless, why aren’t companies pouring money back into new ...