Risk

Stocks Vs Bonds – Which Asset Class is Riskier?

By Filipe R Costa Economics & Markets

8 mins. to read

The debate about risk lies too much around CAPM, standard deviation, beta and a few other concepts that are rarely capable of reproducing the true odds of achieving a certain investment goal. Unlike the concept of odds in football betting, which reflects the probability of a certain outcome occurring (even if a little distorted by…

Hedge Funds Are Harmful for Long Term Investors

By Filipe R Costa Latest

6 mins. to read

  Over the long term it is possible for an investor to build a portfolio with a very low risk profile while still being able to enjoy the upside potential that derives from the effects of compounding. For that goal, the Modern Portfolio Theory is of good help, stating that all an investor must do…