Not exact matches
The
stock markets in
general have experienced substantial
volatility that has often been unrelated to the operating performance
of particular companies.
Some
of the individual
stocks have rather high
volatility, though — namely Apple and
General Electric.
Apart from
general market risk, security risk, the lack
of liquidity at times and higher
volatility associated with mid caps
stocks could affect the fund and its performance.
Beta — a measure
of volatility of a
stock in comparison to the market as a whole; the risk
of owning
stocks in
general; or an investment's sensitivity to the market.
In contrast the often erratic and mostly irrational daily short - term
volatility of stock prices in
general is not.
There is a
general (and correct) perception that
stocks generate higher long term returns than bonds at a cost
of higher
volatility.
They are paying you a nice dividend
of ~ 3.25 %, but you might want to consider another investment vehicle if you still have a timeframe that can withstand
general stock market risk and
volatility.