UNIT THE BASICS 2 UNIT 2 I Introduction to Financial Markets

2 THE BASICS 2 I 4 UNIT Students should learn the six major types of investment risk: Interest rate risk is the risk that the value of an investment will decrease due to a rise in interest rates. The value of a fixed-return investment decreases when interest rates go up and increases when interest rates go down. Business failure risk is the risk that the business will fail and the investment ... ................
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