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Evaluating the Risk-Return Tradeoff for Different Investors
Consider two individuals: a 25-year-old professional with a stable income and a long time horizon until retirement, and a 70-year-old retiree who relies on their savings for living expenses. Evaluate how the fundamental relationship between risk and potential reward would likely lead these two individuals to construct very different investment portfolios. In your answer, explain why the 'high-risk, high-potential-return' principle is more suitable for one individual than the other.
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