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  • 1high-risk investment — /ˌhaɪ rɪsk ɪn vestmənt/ noun an investment which carries a higher risk than other investments …

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  • 2Risk-return spectrum — The risk return spectrum is the relationship between the amount of return gained on an investment and the amount of risk undertaken in that investment.fact|date=September 2007 The more return sought, the more risk that must be undertaken.The… …

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  • 3risk — (1) Noun The possibility of loss. (2) Noun The uncertainty of whether events, expected or otherwise, will have an adverse impact. In this context, the adverse impact is usually a quantity of return ( income) or value at risk. (3) Noun the… …

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  • 4Risk — Typically defined as the standard deviation of the return on total investment. Degree of uncertainty of return on an asset. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. risk risk 1 [rɪsk] noun 1. [countable, uncountable] the possibility that… …

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  • 5risk-free return —  The interest rate on the lowest risk investment, usually a U.S. government security, for that period of time.  ► Investors compare the yield premium over the risk free return versus the risk of the investment …

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  • 6risk premium — An additional *return on a high *risk investment required to *reward investors for assuming a high level of risk …

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  • 7Investment banking — Investment banks profit from companies and governments by raising money through issuing and selling securities in the capital markets (both equity and bond), as well as providing advice on transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. To perform …

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  • 8Investment management — is the professional management of various securities (shares, bonds etc.) and assets (e.g., real estate), to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of the investors. Investors may be institutions (insurance companies, pension funds,… …

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  • 9Risk — takers redirects here. For the Canadian television program, see Risk Takers. For other uses, see Risk (disambiguation). Risk is the potential that a chosen action or activity (including the choice of inaction) will lead to a loss (an undesirable… …

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  • 10Investment — or investing [British and American English, respectively.] is a term with several closely related meanings in business management, finance and economics, related to saving or deferring consumption.Investment is the choice by the individual to… …

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