It’s tough to find a clear definition for “alternative beta.” Investors love to talk about this concept. It has become a hot topic among investors. But most of them publish articles on the subject of ...

We have often stated that the growth of the ETF industry is fueled by two distinct factors: Client Alignment Growth Factors like low cost and transparency. Innovation Growth Factors like democratized ...

Every investor strives to balance two conflicting goals: Maximizing their investment returns and minimizing their risk. Beta offers a way to measure the amount of risk you’re taking on for a given ...

A financial instrument’s beta is a measure of its risk or volatility when compared to the wider market. It is mainly used in the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), a popular financial model used to ...

The classic case of the problems associated with two distinct electronic formats competing for the same purpose. It was often cited when discussing Blu-ray and HD DVD; two competing high-definition ...

(1) Releasing hardware or software to the marketplace that has gone through only the beta testing phase in order to get the product out more quickly. See beta test. (2) Releasing hardware or software ...

Tesla’s Autopilot is the most advanced autonomous vehicle technology available in a commercial car, but all it took was a single fatal crash to put it under a constant veil of scrutiny. The technology ...

The smart beta market has earlier origins, but it was in the 2000s when products emerged that targeted better risk-adjusted returns through analysis of correlations and covariance within portfolios.

A financial instrument’s beta is a measure of its risk or volatility when compared to the wider market. It is mainly used in the capital asset pricing model (CAPM), a popular financial model used to ...

An indication of the systematic riskiness attaching to the returns on ordinary shares. It equates to the asset Beta for an ungeared firm, or is adjusted upwards to reflect the extra riskiness of ...