A software update that installs a new version of a program that has not been thoroughly tested in the user community. When users are offered a beta update, they should be advised that problems may ...

Every investor strives to balance two conflicting goals: Maximizing their investment returns and minimizing their risk. Beta offers a way to measure the amount of risk you’re taking on for a given ...

The smart beta market has earlier origins, but it was in the 2000s when products emerged that targeted better risk-adjusted returns through analysis of correlations and covariance within portfolios.

We often hear the word beta in the context of “beta test”. It’s a way of testing something (e.g. a software program) in a real-world situation to iron out any glitches before rolling it out to the ...