Exercise 2.1. compound interest, 2. diversification, 3. efficient market, 4. gearing, 5. ROE, 6. risk taker, 7. standard deviation, 8. systematic risk, 9. unsystematic risk

Exercise 4. high-yield bond, risk averse, protectionism, depreciation, bid price, bear market, equity financing, liabilities, sell-side, independent directors

Exercise 5. fund, environment, advice, fundamental, income, fair, bargain-priced, overpriced, superior, portfolios, upside, undervalued, screening, criteria, sentiment, value, returns, stream, practices, outlook, hold, diversification, performance, asset, dimension