Financial ratios are used almost universally by companies of all sizes to provide numerical information on the profitability, health and direction of the business. Financial ratios provide useful ...

“Do you see the pattern? Each number in the series after the first two numbers is the sum of the preceding two numbers.” That’s how I began my last column focusing on the Fibonacci sequence, which ...

A higher Sortino ratio can indicate a good return relative to the risk taken. The Sortino ratio focuses on downside volatility, while the Sharpe ratio considers both upside and downside volatility in ...

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 ...

Check both net and gross expense ratios when choosing funds; discounts may be temporary. Aim for funds with low expense ratios to enhance investment returns over time. Passively managed index funds ...