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 ...

Despite a recent uptick to a more normal level near 16, the Cboe Volatility Index has averaged around just 12.8 over the past 30 trading days as of July 18, indicating relative calm in U.S. equities.

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 ...

Miranda Marquit has been covering personal finance, investing and business topics for almost 15 years. She has contributed to numerous outlets, including NPR, Marketwatch, U.S. News & World Report and ...

Cboe Global Markets, the world’s leading derivatives and securities exchange network, and S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), the world’s leading index provider, announced plans to launch the Cboe S&P ...

An innovative mutual fund, Equity Armor Investments’ EAVOL Nasdaq 100 Volatility Hedged Fund™, offers a unique strategy for investors to manage volatility risk and leverage it for long-term capital ...

Investors tend to shy away from volatility, as market declines typically correlates with incurring losses in a portfolio. While the desire to reduce risk is completely understandable during bear ...

VIX measures expected S&P 500 volatility, aiding short-term market outlooks. VIX surges hint at investor anxiety, predicting possible market drops. Though insightful, VIX often overestimates actual ...