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Session 2 (of 42): Understanding Risk I: Defining and Measuring Risk
Description
In this session, we look at what risk is, and how it plays out in investing, by first defining it in its most generic form - a combination of upside and downside. We also look at contrasting measures of risk - total versus just downside, price versus earnings risk, stand-alone versus portfolio risk and why diversfication alters your perception of risk.
Playlist for class (Intro + 42 sessions): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUkh9m2BorqnZGADa8cTzeJblmrZY_SqP&si=zI2pk17pJeld4nWR
Slides: https://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/pdfiles/invphilslides25/session2.pdf
Post-class test: https://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/pdfiles/invphilcertificate/postclass/session2Ntest.pdf
Post-class solution: https://www.stern.nyu.edu/~adamodar/pdfiles/invphilcertificate/postclass/session2Nsoln.pdf
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