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Risk-averse

Definition 1 Investing conservatively. Definition 2 Wanting to avoid Risk unless adequately compensated for it; the attitude of most investors. For example, if two investments have the same expected return, the one with lower Risk will be preferred. A riskier investment has to have a higher Expected return in Order to provide an incentive for a Risk-averse investor to select it.

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