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Beta

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A Beta is a measurement of risk for stocks and other investments such as mutual funds in relation to the market. The market has a Beta of 1.
A stock with a Beta of .75 is less volatile than the market.
A mutual fund with a Beta of 2 would be twice as volatile as the market.


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