Risk Terms
Inflation Risk
Definition
What is Inflation Risk?
The risk that investment returns fail to preserve purchasing power as prices rise.
Example in practice
How This Looks in Practice
A fund returns 12% while inflation is 18%, leaving a negative approximate real return.
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Market Risk
The possibility of loss because broad market prices or rates move against an investment.
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The possibility that a borrower or issuer will fail to make promised payments or suffer a downgrade.
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The possibility that changing market interest rates will reduce an investment's value or income appeal.
MiscellaneousBusiness Day
A day on which relevant financial institutions and markets are open for normal processing.