Learn the differences between Z-Score and Standard Deviation. Discover how they are calculated and used to evaluate market volatility effectively.

How They Differ and Practical Uses in Finance and Investing Fact checked by Stella Osoba Suppose you're choosing between two jobs. You're told both pay an average of $5,000 a month, but there's a ...

Discover essential metrics like alpha, beta, and Sharpe ratio for evaluating mutual fund risk-return tradeoffs. Learn how to assess potential returns and risks effectively.

Most people have decades of experience looking at graphs. We see them in television reports, books, magazines, presentations at work, and on the stock market apps on our phones. On the surface, ...

In response to my article, Is the Stock Market Too Concentrated?, which relied upon standard-deviation calculations to assess investment risk, a reader wrote: “My problem [with your argument] is ...