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2009.04.08(Review of 2005.07.29 edition)

How are you sleeping these days? If not so well, perhaps it's time to take a second look at your investments. After all, what good is money if you don't have peace of mind?

Today's Lesson
RISK   リスク

Explanation

  • When talking about investing, risk is the chance that you will lose money on an investment or earn less than you expect.

    An investment is high-risk if the chances that you might lose money are high.

    An investment is low-risk if the chances that you might lose money are low.
  • 投資について言う場合、 risk とは、投資で損をする可能性、または予想したほど儲からない可能性のこと、つまり、リスク、という意味です。

    投資について high-risk と言うと、資金を失う可能性が高い、という意味になります。

    投資について low-risk と言うと、資金を失う可能性が低い、という意味になります。

RISK

examples

  1. a: What kind of stocks do you think I should buy?
    b: Well, how much risk are you comfortable with?
  2. A salesman just tried to sell me a no-risk investment with a 15% annual rate of return. If only there were such a thing!
  3. He was still young, so he was willing to make some high-risk investments.
  4. High risk can mean high return, but it can also mean heavy losses.
  5. Low-risk bonds issued by large, well-established companies are a good option for the conservative investor.

英会話レッスンTake care!