Risk and return: the deal you can't escape

Why every investment is a trade-off — and how to think about yours.

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Higher potential returns = higher potential losses

There is no free lunch in investing. If something offers big rewards with 'no risk', either the risk is hidden or the reward isn't real. Every investment sits somewhere on a spectrum: safer things return less, riskier things might return more.

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