Yes, beta measures the sensitivity of an asset's returns to market movements, representing the nondiversifiable risk (systematic risk) of an investment. A beta of 1 indicates that the asset moves in line with the market, while a beta greater than 1 implies higher volatility, and a beta less than 1 indicates less volatility than the market.
It depends on your risk appetite.If you are high risk investor invest in the stock marketIf you are a medium risk investor invest $50 in the stock market and $50 in bank CDsIf you are a low risk investor invest in bank CDs
no relationship
As with any investment, an investor should invest in the secondary bond market if (s)he believes that the return obtainable through such an investment is worth the probability-factored risk of securing the investment.
When making an investment, an investor should consider factors such as the potential return on investment, the level of risk involved, the investment timeframe, the current market conditions, the investor's financial goals and risk tolerance, and the reputation and track record of the investment opportunity.
Market risk reduction is the aggregate effort of an investor towards diminishing the possibility of suffering a loss due to factors that affect the market as a whole. Examples of factors that pose market risks are natural calamities and political insecurity in a country.
It is the risk which is due to the factors which are beyond the control of the people working in the market and that's why risk free rate of return in used to just compensate this type of risk in market. This is the risk other than systematic risk and which is due to the factors which are controllable by the people working in market and market risk premium is used to compensate this type of risk. Total Risk = Systematic risk + Unsystematic Risk As systematic risk is beyond the control of people working in market that;s why it is defenately not the relevent risk because anything not controllable is irrelevant and that's why unsystematic risk is the relevant risk because it is in the control of investor to in which security to invest or not.
Looks like a Gradschool question
You cannot be adverse to risk, but you can be averse to it.
preferred stockholder
Equity is the owners fund and mutual fund is pool money from the investor and invest in securities market. mutual fund has low risk an depends upon market condition.
maturity risk premium