Consider Bob's situation from the last two questions once again.   Now let's say Bob is trying to decide between the investment we've been working with (let's call it Investment A) and another investment we'll call Investment B.  If Investment B has a standard deviation of $20, we can say that A. Investment B is riskier than A because higher standard deviations mean less risk. B. Investment B is riskier than A because higher standard deviations mean more risk. C. Investment A is riskier than B because higher standard deviations mean more risk. D. Investment A is riskier than B because higher standard deviations mean less risk.

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Consider Bob's situation from the last two questions once again.  

Now let's say Bob is trying to decide between the investment we've been working with (let's call it Investment A) and another investment we'll call Investment B.  If Investment B has a standard deviation of $20, we can say that

A. Investment B is riskier than A because higher standard deviations mean less risk.
B. Investment B is riskier than A because higher standard deviations mean more risk.
C. Investment A is riskier than B because higher standard deviations mean more risk.
D. Investment A is riskier than B because higher standard deviations mean less risk.

 

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A financial commitment to an item or asset to create wealth is called an investment. When a person buys a product as an investment, they don't intend to utilize it right away; instead, they plan to use it to make money later on.

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