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QuizMultiple Choice

Buying and Selling Stock — Unit test

Question 18 • FL-2102373-Personal Finance and Money Management Honors

What is risk, as pertains to investing?

Answer
A
The time period needed to find a buyer for an investment.
B
The cost of purchasing an investment.
C
The chance you take that your investments will lose their value.
D
The opportunity cost of tying your money up in investments.

Explanation

In investing, risk is the possibility that an investment will lose value or produce a worse result than expected. Choice C describes that chance. The time it takes to find a buyer, the purchase cost, and the opportunity cost of tying up money are different considerations.

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