Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

Risk-parity portfolios weight asset classes by volatility, and use modest leverage to boost returns while keeping volatility manageable. This article will walk you through a simplified example of how ...

You can diversify and reduce the risk of your investments by building a sound stock portfolio — a collection of assets that includes stocks, bonds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Anybody can build a ...

Henry Yoshida is CEO of Rocket Dollar, helping Americans unlock retirement funds with Self-Directed (S-D) IRAs and S-D Solo 401(k) plans. With the unpredictability surrounding markets today and the ...

Nick Lioudis is a writer, multimedia professional, consultant, and content manager for Bread. He has also spent 10+ years as a journalist. Andy Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), licensed ...

Another academic year is fast approaching, and with it another promotion and tenure cycle in which faculty members will prepare dossiers for promotion. Some, but not all, universities have detailed ...

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While we typically think of our investments as a form of wealth-building, they can also come in handy when we need cash fast. Through what's called a portfolio line of credit (also known as a "margin ...