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

Putting it all together, the market’s 4.7% earnings yield minus the 2% real risk-free rate gives an ERP of 2.7%.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

The world has regularly obliged by rushing to buy Treasury debt at a lower yield than before the calamity because of the risk-free securities’ haven status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

“It’s not an entirely risk-free occupation,” said Wednesday, “especially not at 4:30 in the morning.”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman