Beta Market Risk Risk Premium 
Valutico
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
In the world of finance and investing, the concept of beta plays a vital role in assessing an investment’s risk and volatility. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or new to the market, understanding beta can empower you to make informed decisions. What is beta and how do you calculate beta?
Musings on Markets
FEBRUARY 8, 2025
In the first five posts, I have looked at the macro numbers that drive global markets, from interest rates to risk premiums, but it is not my preferred habitat. The second set of inputs are prices of risk, in both the equity and debt markets, with the former measured by equity risk premiums , and the latter by default spreads.
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Andrew Stolz
AUGUST 5, 2020
If an investor moves money from the risk-free asset into the stock market, they should expect to earn a return in excess of the risk-free rate, what is called an equity risk premium. Investments are exposed to two types of risk: systematic and unsystematic. beta of a stock). E(r) = Rf + ??(Rm
Valutico
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM): According to CAPM, the expected return on a stock has two main components: the risk-free rate and a risk premium. The risk-free rate represents the return an investor can get without taking on any risk, typically derived from government bonds.
Equidam
APRIL 26, 2025
This incorporates the risk-free rate, a market risk premium specific to the company’s country, and Beta ($beta$). Beta measures the volatility of the company relative to the market. We calculate the cost of equity using the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM).
Andrew Stolz
MARCH 20, 2020
The formula implies the return an investor expects from a risk-free investment plus the return from the stock in relation to market volatility. The market risk premium is calculated from a market rate of return less a risk-free rate. Therefore, the risks of the firm are eventually increased.
Musings on Markets
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
From a hurdle rate perspective, this implies that companies, where the marginal investors (who own a lot of stock and trade that stock) are diversified, should incorporate only macroeconomic or market risk into hurdle rates. as mature markets. More on that issue in a future data update post.)
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