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What is Fama-French three-factor model?

Fama and French (1993) added a size factor (SMB) and value factor (HML) to CAPM's market factor, improving explanatory power.

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Entrepreneurial Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Entrepreneurial Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.