Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the management of wealth, portfolios, and finances. “Risk” is a something of a loaded word, having a somewhat ...

Required rate of return (RRR) gives investors a benchmark to determine the minimum acceptable return on an investment considering the risk involved. By calculating RRR, investors can assess whether an ...

The era of historically low interest rates in the U.S. is over. Amidst aggressive moves from the Federal Reserve to curb inflation, businesses are facing a volatile rate environment for the first time ...

The current economic environment of rising interest rates is hurting the financial performance of companies holding debt security investments as financial assets. Financial asset values decrease when ...

David Croen, Head of Risk Products at Bloomberg L.P., was interviewed by Alison Fletcher, a Corporate Treasury Specialist at Bloomberg, on what customers have faced when evaluating credit rate risk ...

Learn how risk-based pricing in credit markets affects interest rates and loan terms based on creditworthiness, and understand regulatory requirements like the 2011 rule.

Derivatives are key risk management tools that enable financial and non-financial institutions to diversify their risk portfolio and reduce earnings volatility. The insurance industry specifically ...

Russel Kinnel: If you look at risk from one dimension, you might be missing the big picture. Long-term bond funds with high-quality bonds sound pretty low-risk. And, in fact, many have little credit ...