Kinds of Risk in Investment Risk and Leading Economy Indicators Questions
Investing
4. What kinds of risk are included in investment risk? Go online to survey current or recent financial news. Find and present a specific example of the impact of each type of investment risk. In each case, how did the type of risk affect investment performance?
The Practice of Investment
1. What four measures are the most important indicators of the health of the economy? What are the other leading economic indicators? Go to a financial news source to find out the status of all the economic indicators at this time. Make note of your findings and the date for purposes of comparison. How does the information inform you as an investor? For example, read the results of the most recent Consumer Confidence Survey athttp://www.conference-