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Mean reversion
Glossary Mean reversion is the tendency for a number - say, the price of a house or a share - to return to its long-term average value after a period above or below it.
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Overweight and underweight
Glossary The terms overweight and underweight are used by brokers and fund managers to indicate their preference for stocks or markets relative to particular indices or benchmarks.
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Q ratio
Glossary The Q ratio, or Tobin's Q, can be a reliable measure of stockmarket value.
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Volatility
Glossary Volatility refers to the fluctuations in the price of a security, commodity, currency, or index.
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Big gains from small caps
Features In an environment of middling inflation and low interest rates, small-cap stocks tend to beat big blue-chips. John Stepek explains why, and how to invest in them.
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Carillion’s lesson for investors: pay attention to short-sellers
Features Support services group Carillion’s share price collapse has made a lot of short-sellers very happy. Here, John Stepek explains shorting, and what it means for the average investor.
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FTSE 100 or FTSE 250: which is the best gauge of the UK's health?
Features The FTSE 100 recovered quickly after its post-Brexit falls, but the FTSE 250 continues to slide. Matthew Partridge explains which index is the most accurate gauge of the health of the British economy.
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Why Britain's mid-cap stocks crashed
Features The FTSE 100, Britain’s main index, has had a shaky few days. But the FTSE 250, Britain's index of mid-cap stocks, has really taken a battering.
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The assets to buy now – March 2016
Features Asset allocation is at least as important as individual share selection. So where should you be putting your money? Here’s our monthly take on the major asset classes
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