According to the risk$-$return tradeoff, It generally is correct to say that, all other factors remaining equal, the

risk assoclated with an Investment has no effect on the investment's expected return

lower the risk assoclated with an investment, the greater the expected return on the investment

greater the risk assoclated with an Investment, the greater the expected return on the investment

greater the risk assoclated with an investment, the lower the expected return on the investment