When comparing asset class performance, one common point of confusion for new investors comes from the benchmark used. In virtually every case, the total return will outperform the price return over ...

Quality investing is an enigma. Few, if any, investment strategies increase return without increasing (or even cutting) risk. But the quality factor has done just that over the past decade. Higher ...

Return on assets (ROA) is a measure of how efficiently a company uses the assets it owns to generate profits. Managers, analysts and investors use ROA to evaluate a company’s financial health. Get ...

Head’s up: People like to work from home. OK, this probably isn’t a big surprise if you’ve been paying attention to the state of the workforce. Freelance marketplace Upwork reported an estimated more ...

CFOs everywhere are hunting for liquidity. Borrowing costs remain high, and investors and boards want stronger free cash flow without new debt. Yet the answer often sits in plain sight, in the assets ...

Long-term expectations for the Global Market Index (GMI) are holding at a 7%-plus annualized total return, based on data through November. The forecast has been stable at this pace in recent months, ...

Portfolio return on assets refers the weighted average of the return on assets ratio of the underlying stock holdings using long-only data, as of the most recent month-end portfolio.

Nonfinancial assets, including real estate and intellectual property, derive value from their physical traits. Explore how they're valued and their role in business finance.