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Alicia Wilkinson FIN 320: Principles of Finance Southern New Hampshire University December 3, 2021 Risk and Return in Investing “Risk is defined in financial terms as the chance that an outcome or investment's actual gains will differ from an expected outcome or   return.” (Chen, 2021) There are various different risks that can be associated with investing: commodity price risk, headline risk, rating risk, obsolescence risk, detection risk, legislative risk, inflation and interest risk, and model risk. (Beattie, 2021) Overall the risks of investing in stocks can vary based on the economy, type of stock, regulations, or government involvement and are seldom foreseeable. In an ideal world, everyone’s stock would increase which would in turn create a return on investment, meaning the amount of money you earn after investing. Major events, such as a global pandemic, can cause chaos in the economy which will directly affect stock pricing. In the past two years we have seen the market be impacted by so many outside factors; like the supply chain impact, change in business structure, and even mass purchases of small stock items by inexperienced investors. Not only do major economic events impact the stock prices, but the amount of stock being purchased can also cause the price to increase or decrease. This was recently shown with the GameStop stock purchases being made by amateurish stock investors just trying to shake up the market. The relationship between risk and return is relative. This means that the higher the risk, the larger the return or loss could be, or the lesser the risk, the smaller the return or loss could be. In order to truly understand if the risk is worth the investment it is important to ensure there
is an understanding of what exactly could be gained or lost and the impact that would have on the financials. Most importantly understanding what repercussions would occur if the investments resulted in a loss; would that put undue stress on the financial status? In my personal life, I do not currently have any investments, which is something I am looking to change in the very near future. The risk is what is most concerning to me so I would be sure to choose a low-risk investment, even knowing it would result in a lower return. Until I get to a point in my life where there is a significant amount of money that is not already obligated, I don’t believe that I will be brave enough to venture into higher risk investments. I do, however, believe that even just having a 401K is a great starting point to investing.
References Beattie, A. (2021, September 13). 10 risks that every stock faces . Investopedia. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/11/risks-every- stock-faces.asp. Chen, J. (2021, December 1). Risk . Investopedia. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/risk.asp. Segal, T. (2021, September 13). Is there a positive correlation between risk and return? Investopedia. Retrieved December 4, 2021, from https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/040715/there-positive-correlation-between- risk-and-return.asp.
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