Almost every day you can find in media commentary that XYZ is causing stocks to fall (or rise). Such definitive statements are common—but what’s almost always missing is statistical proof. And if you ...

Sean Ross is a strategic adviser at 1031x.com, Investopedia contributor, and the founder and manager of Free Lances Ltd. Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of ...

Leslie Kramer is a writer for Institutional Investor, correspondent for CNBC, journalist for Investopedia, and managing editor for Markets Group. Correlation measures the linear relationship between ...

I don't know if market guru Dennis Gartman speaks French, but his recent announcement of a course correction making him once again "wild-eyed bullish" on stocks reminded me of a classic Gallic ...

Investments with low correlations to the S&P 500 can provide diversification benefits. These investments often represent different asset classes as opposed to individual stocks. A basket of low ...