As the S&P 500 has been reaching new highs on a regular basis, it is understandable if low volatility stocks have not been at the top of investors’ minds. Over the past 12 months, the S&P 500 Low ...

In a prior post, we saw that during sharp rising interest rate periods, the S&P 500 Low Volatility Rate Response fared better than the S&P 500 Low Volatility Index, even though both indices generally ...

Traders are getting more wary about individual stocks compared to the market as a whole ahead of the third-quarter earnings ...

The index is reconstituted semiannually in May and November. Alternatives SPDR SSGA US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF LGLV (0.12% expense ratio) takes a sector-relative approach to stock selection ...

This strategy has had a good track record. During the trailing 15- and 10-year periods through March 2016, this fund's underlying index generated about 400 basis points of annualized outperformance ...

The low-volatility investment style has grown out of favor as more traders turned to high-octane growth stocks in the ongoing bull market rally. Nevertheless, exchange traded funds investors should ...

Don't make the mistake of overpaying for implied volatility While earnings season is over, it won't be long before it comes around again. During this break in the action, it's a good time to review ...

Bitcoin’s (BTC) price experienced sharp fluctuations in December after failing to hold above $100,000, but according to ARK Invest, the cryptocurrency’s movements weren’t out of the ordinary. ARK ...