You taking the St Michael?

Article Abstract:

A number of stocks once seen as defensive have performed poorly in 1999, and this is despite a price rise for the market as a whole. Marks and Spencer is one such stock, and the alpha measure, or return related to the stock rather than the market, does not necessarily show a long term decline. Risks related to defensive stocks have been higher in 1999 than would be implied by orthodox efficient portfolio theory. This helps to explain the poor performance of much defensive investing in 1999.

GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORES, Retail industry, Retail trade, Retail stores, Marks and Spencer PLC

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An introduction to the Greek alphabet

Article Abstract:

Greek letters are popular among economists and alpha and beta are favorites. Beta is a measure obtained by dividing covariances between markets and particular stocks by the variance relating to the return offered by the market. Alpha is the return offered by stocks which is unrelated to the return offered by the market. Betas and alphas are not perfect tools for assessing stock prices, though they can provide a lot of useful information, and are better than a number of alternatives.

Finance

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The psy-entific approach

Article Abstract:

Behavioral finance involves trying to understand the psychology of investors, and this can help investors, though critics argue that it is only possible in the short term.

Psychological aspects, Securities industry

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