risk-free

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Others are not risk-free: high doses of certain vitamins and minerals can cause toxicity, interfere with medications or produce unintended health effects.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026

They are offering yields of up to 3%, are taxable as ordinary income — not as capital gains — and are not risk-free.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“But I will stress that there is no risk-free path for the policy interest rate.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

In financial market arithmetic, a higher risk-free interest rate lowers the present value of future profits, the most basic component of stock prices, and holds down gains for broader indexes as a result.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

The Wall Street bond traders on the other end of the phone from Howie Hubler came away with the impression that he considered these bets entirely risk-free.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis