Most investors have probably never heard of the R-Squared Growth Rate. And even fewer know what it means. (Ten years ago, you could count me as one of them.) But, now I do. I want you to know too. So ...

R-squared values range from 0 to 1, indicating the fit and explanatory power of a regression model. Values below 0.3 suggest weak explanatory power; above 0.7 indicate strong relationships. In finance ...

In Part 3 of our series on modern portfolio theory, we discuss how R-squared can determine the usefulness of other MPT statistics. In a recent article, we went over how beta and other modern portfolio ...

Most investors have probably never heard of the R-Squared Growth Rate. And even fewer know what it means. (Ten years ago, you could count me as one of them.) But, now I do. I want you to know too. So ...

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R-squared reflects the percentage of an investment's movements that can be explained by movements in its benchmark index. A higher R-squared indicates a more useful beta figure, while a lower ...