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Risk
Risk
Image 1 The chance that an investment's actual return will be different than expected. This includes the possibility of losing some or all of the original investment. Usually measured using historical returns or average returns.
Image 2 Higher risk is correlated with a greater opportunity for high returns.

The Pyramid of Investing Risk - An excellent visual portrayal of the different risks offered by different financial instruments.

The Investment Selector - A great little tool by the Canadian Learning Center helping you pick investments aligned with your risk.


Beta

Country Risk

Liquidity Risk

Political Risk


Price Risk

Return

Risk Adverse

Risk/Return Tradeoff

Systematic risk

Unsystematic risk