Discover how beta measures stock volatility and market risk. Learn how it's calculated and applied in investing, helping you ...

In a nutshell, beta is a measure of how reactive a stock is to overall market movements – particularly those of the S&P 500 benchmark index. Obviously, stocks move individually, and for a variety of ...

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During this recent correction I've received the same question from various investors: “Why did my best stocks drop the most?” The simple answer is that your best stocks probably had the highest Beta ...