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Stocks & securities

Stocks trades, exchanges and tools etc.

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Risk-free assets

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Assets which are guaranteed not to default. Treasuries from Western governments are considered to be risk-free assets.

Risk-return tradeoff

Financial services; Stocks & securities

The concept that investments with high potential returns are invariably more risky, and those with low potential returns are less risky.

Bond rating

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The credit rating of a bond issuer, as evaluated by independent rating services. Issuers with low ratings will have to offer high yields to attract investors to take on high-risk investments.

Yield

Financial services; Stocks & securities

The income return on an investment.

Treasury bonds

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Fixed-income debt securities in the US treasury which take over 10 years to mature.

Treasury notes

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Fixed-income debt securities in the US treasury which take one to ten years to mature.

T-bills

Financial services; Stocks & securities

Fixed-income debt securities in the US treasury which take under one year to mature.

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