At a recent seminar where I was a speaker, I was asked whether I felt Factor Investing is here to stay. Before sharing my response at the conclusion of this column, let us first take a deep dive into ...

Investment word of the day: An investment approach that chooses securities based on specific characteristics that determine risk and return is known as factor investing. It aims to boost returns, ...

Research dating back to 1972 has persistently found that low-volatility (or low beta) stocks have systematically provided higher risk-adjusted returns than high-risk stocks. Today, many leading equity ...