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Risk Classes: Groups of projects that have approximately the same amount of risk.

Risk Premium: A risk premium is one way to measure the risk you'd take in buying a specific investment. Some analysts define risk premium as the difference between the current risk-free return — defined a . . . View Full Definition

Risk Premium Approach: A common approach for tactical asset allocation to determine the relative valuation of asset classes based on expected returns.

Risk Management Agency: An independent office within USDA that is responsible for the supervision of the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation: the administration and oversight of the federal crop insurance program an . . . View Full Definition

Risk Management: Evaluation and selection of appropriate property and other Insurance.

Risk Lover: A person willing to accept lower expected returns on prospects with higher amounts of risk.

Risk Ratio: Some investors and financial analysts try to estimate the risk an investment poses by speculating on how much the investment is likely to increase in value as opposed to how much it could de . . . View Full Definition

Risk Indexes: Categories of risk used to calculate fundamental beta, including (1) market variability, (2) earnings variability, (3) low valuation, (4) immaturity and smallness, (5) growth orientation, an . . . View Full Definition

Risk Reduction: Actions that can decrease the likelihood that individuals, groups, or communities will experience disease or other health conditions.

Risk-Adjusted Profitability: A probability used to determine a 'sure' expected value (sometimes called a certainty equivalent) that would be equivalent to the actual risky expected value.