Return is easier to quote than risk because it is a single visible number. Risk is harder because it includes uncertainty, liquidity, drawdown, leverage, behavior, and time.
Financial Literacy
Risk vs Return
Return is what happened to value. Risk is the uncertainty, loss potential, and path taken to get there.
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