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Play it safe. These stocks have the lowest expected volatility, according to Wealthfront’s risk model.

Lower volatility, lower risk

Low-volatility stocks tend to have more stable return on equity and earnings growth, according to [[link1]]. Other [[link2]] has shown that low-volatility stocks tend to earn higher risk-adjusted returns than higher-volatility stocks.

However, neither observation is guaranteed to persist. Lower-volatility stocks may have lower absolute returns than higher-volatility stocks, even if their risk-adjusted returns are higher, according to [[link]].