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What is the “efficient frontier”?
The “Efficient Frontier” is a modern portfolio theory tool, which demonstrates to investors the best possible returns they can expect from their portfolios, relative to the amount of risk they’re willing to accept.
For investors that find themselves below the “Efficient Frontier,” it means their strategy is not providing enough return for the level of risk assumed. The opposite is true as well.
What the theory means to communicate is that investors would be wise to include some higher growth, higher risk securities in their portfolios, but combine them in a strategic way so as to gain risk/reward value that comes with diversification.
What are Realistic Expectations for my Portfolio Performance?
Are the Markets Efficient?
What are the Expenses Associated with Buying and Holding an Annuity?
Investors should take care to examine and understand all of the fees/expenses associated with annuities before purchasing
What is a Life Annuity?
A lifetime income annuity, or a life annuity, is a stream of guaranteed payments for the duration of the annuitant’s life
What is a Mortgage Equity Withdrawal?
Mortgage Equity Withdrawals (MEWs) are loans that use the equity in a home as the collateral (a.k.a. home equity loan)
What is the Difference Between a Blockchain and a Database?
Blockchains use distributed ledgers, which are decentralized and do not rely on centralized databases. Databases are the traditional way to store information and to keep it secure
What is the Broadening Bottom (Bearish) Pattern?
The Broadening Bottom pattern forms when a currency pair price makes higher highs and lower lows following two widening trends
What is Inflation?
Inflation is the increase in the cost of goods and the decrease in the buying power of a denomination of currency
Stock Portfolio Definition
A stock portfolio is a collection of diversified financial investments like stocks, bonds, and ETFs, which traders invest in to make a profit.
What is a CUSIP?
CUSIP is basically like a Dewey Decimal number for stocks and U.S./local government bonds. CUSIP stands for Committee...
What is a Long Position?
A long position - or to be “long a stock” - means that an investor has share ownership and will receive economic benefit
What is Mortgage REIT?
Mortgage REITs are a type of Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) which offers investors income distributions which...