SS.912.FL.6.5

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Discuss the trade-off between risk and return in comparing financial investments.

Examples

Example: Explain why the expected rate of return on a “blue chip” stock is likely to be lower than that of an Internet start-up company.

Clarifications

Clarification 1: Instruction includes understanding that an investment with greater risk than another investment may have a lower market price, and therefore a higher rate of return, than the other investment.
General Information
Subject Area: Social Studies
Grade: 912
Strand: Financial Literacy
Standard: Identify and analyze the means, types and risks of financial investing including personal and societal influences and the government’s role in regulating investments.
Date Adopted or Revised: 05/24
Status: State Board Approved

Related Courses

This benchmark is part of these courses.
2102300: Economics and Personal Finance (Specifically in versions: 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2102305: Economics and Personal Finance Honors (Specifically in versions: 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2102371: Personal Finance and Money Management (Specifically in versions: 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2102373: Personal Finance and Money Management Honors (Specifically in versions: 2023 - 2024, 2024 and beyond (current))
2102306: Economics and Personal Finance for Credit Recovery (Specifically in versions: 2024 and beyond (current))
2102375: Personal Finance and Money Management for Credit Recovery (Specifically in versions: 2024 and beyond (current))

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