Reviewed by Thomas Brock Fact checked by Suzanne Kvilhaug CAPM: An Overview Many investors use the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) as a way to estimate the potential return of a stock or other ...

One of the key insights of the CAPM is that it answers an important investment question: "What is the expected return if I purchase security XYZ?" The assumption that Sharpe built into the model is ...

Quantitative analysis is a branch of financial analysis that focuses on using data and mathematical techniques to inform investment decisions. Harry Markowitz pioneered modern quantitative analysis ...