Risk Tolerance - Personal Finance Glossary - E-PersonalFinance

Risk Tolerance - Personal Finance Glossary - E-PersonalFinance

Risk Tolerance

The term "risk tolerance" refers to an investor's willingness to accept declines in the value of the investor's investments pending waiting for them to increase in value. An investor with high risk tolerance accepts greater volatility and potential decline in the value of his investments.

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