Risk is a measure of the uncertainty surrounding the return that an investment will earn. Investments whose returns are more uncer- tain are generally viewed as being riskier. In theory, the greater the risk ... the bigger the reward. More formally, the term risk is used interchangeably with uncertainty to refer to the variability of re- turns associated with a given asset. Review the resources provided for this week, take the risk prefer- ences quiz, completer the discussion board and complete the weekly quiz