Stock Advisor Risk Assessment and Management

Question 1

What is 'market risk' in the context of stock investing?

Accepted Answer

The risk of losses due to factors that affect the overall performance of financial markets

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Risk of a company going bankrupt

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Risk from currency fluctuations only

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Risk from poor management decisions

Question 2

What is 'liquidity risk' in stock investing?

Accepted Answer

The risk that an investor cannot buy or sell a security quickly at a fair price

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The risk that a company runs out of cash

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The risk of investing in high-dividend stocks

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The risk associated with holding foreign currency

Question 3

What is 'credit risk' for equity investors holding a company's stock?

Accepted Answer

The risk the company takes on too much debt and becomes insolvent, harming equity holders

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The risk that dividend payments are taxed at a higher rate

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The risk of credit card processing outages hurting revenue

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The risk that interest rates rise and cut bond values

Question 4

What does 'Value at Risk' (VaR) measure?

Accepted Answer

The maximum potential loss over a specified time period at a given confidence level

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The expected gain over a given time period

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The ratio of portfolio value to its benchmark

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The average drawdown over a 12-month period

Question 5

What is a 'margin of safety' in risk management for stock investing?

Accepted Answer

Buying a stock at a significant discount to its intrinsic value to protect against errors in analysis

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The minimum cash balance required in a margin account

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The stop-loss percentage set below a purchase price

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The regulatory capital requirement for brokerages

Question 6

What is 'drawdown' in the context of portfolio risk?

Accepted Answer

The peak-to-trough decline in portfolio value over a given period

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Withdrawing funds from a retirement account

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The interest cost of a margin loan

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The difference between bid and ask price