Do76 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Real ReturnRate of growth in purchasing power of goods and services Holding Period ReturnReturn over the entire period that an investor owns a financial security BetaA measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. standard deviationUsed to measure the total risk of securities annuity duean annuity whose payments occur at the beginning of each period, consecutively Par BondWhen the bond's coupon rate equals the market y...