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 ...

You don’t have to be a math whiz to figure out how much you'll earn with a CD. David McMillin writes about credit cards, mortgages, banking, taxes and travel. Based in Chicago, he writes with one ...

Every thriving business relies on a robust return on investment (ROI) to help gauge whether its investments are yielding a profit. Although you as an individual investor possess shallower pockets than ...

Benzinga explains the various measures used by smart investors to measure risk and return more accurately. Investing is about getting the most bang for your buck. Average investors chase high returns, ...

High risk-adjusted returns suggest efficient performance for the invested capital. Low risk-adjusted returns indicate potentially suboptimal investments. Comparing risk-adjusted returns helps select ...