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Risk-Free Interest Rate
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Risk-Free Interest Rate
Describes return available to an investor in a security somehow guaranteed to produce that return. The risk-free interest rate compensataes the investor for the temporary sacrifice of consumption.
Risk-Free Interest Rate
The return on any risk-free investment. A common example of a risk-free interest rate is the return on a U.S. Treasury security. The risk-free interest rate exists in order to compensate the investor for the temporary tying up of his/her capital. See also: Capital Allocation Line.


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