With two different risky assets, an investor can minimize total portfolio volatility through the combination of investments with low to negative correlation. In a higher yield environment, 60/40 can ...

We’ve all been told that correlation does not imply causation. Yet many business leaders, elected officials, and media outlets still make causal claims based on misleading correlations. These claims ...

Hmmmm, in two different stories, we read how higher-income Oregonians are fleeing to Clark County, then another on how homelessness is up 30 percent. My head says, “It is just correlation, Troy. Two ...