Few investments are risk-free. Investing in stocks, in particular, means accepting some level of risk. If you want to make a killing in the stock market, you are going to have to take risks. If you keep all your life savings in safe investments such as a savings account, you will face virtually no risk, but your returns will be small, and inflation will eat away at the value of your deposit.
There is a trade-off between risk and return. Less risk means less return, while taking on more risk brings the possibility of a higher return.
Levels of risk are a personal decision. They may be affected by your age, investment goals, time of life and how much you can afford to lose.
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