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Investment PortfoliosModern Portfolio Theories Investment Strategy Practical Portfolio Management Info Diversification Ratings Activities Abroad Trading Markets

Investment Terminology and InstrumentsBasics Investment Terminology Trading Bonds Mutual Funds Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)Stocks Annuities

Technical Analysis and TradingAnalysis Basics Technical Indicators Trading Models Patterns Trading Options Trading Forex Trading Commodities Speculative Investments

Cryptocurrencies and BlockchainBlockchain Bitcoin Ethereum Litecoin Ripple Taxes and Regulation

RetirementSocial Security Benefits Long-Term Care Insurance General Retirement Info Health Insurance Medicare and Medicaid Life Insurance Wills and Trusts

Retirement Accounts401(k) and 403(b) Plans Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA)SEP and SIMPLE IRAs Keogh Plans Money Purchase/Profit Sharing Plans Self-Employed 401(k)s and 457s Pension Plan Rules Cash-Balance Plans Thrift Savings Plans and 529 Plans and ESA

Personal FinancePersonal Banking Personal Debt Home Related Tax Forms Small Business Income Investments IRS Rules and Publications Personal Life Mortgage

Corporate BasicsBasics Corporate Structure Corporate Fundamentals Corporate Debt Risks Economics Corporate Accounting Dividends Earnings

What is the “Riskless” (or Risk-Free) Rate of Return?

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Keywords: interest rates, stocks, benchmark, bonds, risk free rate, yield, risk premium, U.S. Treasury Bills, risk/return ratio,

What is alpha in investing?

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Keywords: investment, benchmark, Beta, risk ratio, excess return, index investing, integers, active trading,

What are Balanced Funds?

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Keywords: fixed income, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, risk and return, asset preservation,

What is the Risk/Return Trade-Off

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Keywords: risk tolerance, modern portfolio theory, high yield, efficient market hypothesis, high yield bonds, risk return tradeoff, alternatives, potential profit, return on investment (ROI),

What is Sharpe Ratio?

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Keywords: risk-weighting, standard deviation, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Security Market Line (SML), Sharpe Ratio, infrastructure,

What is the ‘Risk-Free Rate of Return’?

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Keywords: risk tolerance, U.S. Treasuries, risk free rate, Security Market Line (SML), Sharpe Ratio, treasury yield, risk-free asset,

What is market risk?

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Keywords: volatility, modern portfolio theory, systematic risk, risk return tradeoff, risk and return, Diversification Score®, market exposure, inherent value,

What is a Fixed Income Security?

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Keywords: fixed income, interest rates, risk, U.S. Treasuries, fixed-income securities,

What are Small Cap Mutual Funds?

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Keywords: volatility, mutual funds, market capitalization, micro cap, small cap, risk and return, nano cap,

What is the “efficient frontier”?

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Keywords: portfolio management, diversification, risk, modern portfolio theory, efficient frontier, diversifiable risk, risk return tradeoff, risk/return ratio,

What are the Risks Associated With Stocks?

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Keywords: risk tolerance, volatility, asset allocation, stocks, S&P 500, risk and return, inherent value,

What is Risk?

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Keywords: insurance, risk, Beta, Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), Security Market Line (SML), Sharpe Ratio, risk premium, market exposure,

What are Debt Ratios?

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Keywords: bankruptcy, assets, interest rates, risk, debt, debt ratio, canaries in a coal mine,

What is Tier 1 Capital?

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Keywords: bank regulation, 2008, Basel Accord, Basel III, risk-weighting, Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR), Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio,

What is the Current Ratio/Liquidity Ratio?

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Keywords: liquidity, taxes, current liabilities, current assets, cash equivalents, current ratio, liquidity ratio,

What is the 'Non-Current Assets to Net Worth' Ratio?

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Keywords: assets, liquidity, ratios, net worth, illiquid, economic conditions, non-current assets,

What is the Capitalization Ratio?

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Keywords: market capitalization, equity, debt, shareholder's equity, ratios, capitalization, capitalization ratio, long-term debt,

What is Unsystematic Risk?

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Keywords: Beta, correlation, market risk, diversifiable risk, residual risk, systematic risk, risk return tradeoff, Diversification Score®, unsystematic risk,

What is the Debt Ratio?

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Keywords: liabilities, risk, debt, cash flow, ratios, debt ratio, insolvency, debt financing, total debt, total assets, solvency issues,

What are Risk-Weighted Assets?

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Keywords: banking, bank regulation, risk-weighting, corporate bonds, Capital to Risk Weighted Assets Ratio, Basel Accords, capital requirements, capital asset ratio,

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