Match each term with the correct statement below.

a. speculative risk
b. nonspeculative risk
c. risk
d. peril
e. hazard
f. U.S. Savings Bonds
g. money market accounts
h. NOW accounts

1. A person who is gambling assumes this type of risk
2. A person who is driving a car assumes this type of risk
3. An interest-earning checking account that normally requires a minimum balance to earn interest
4. The uncertainty of loss due to anything that can cause the loss
5. Anything that can cause a loss—an earthquake
6. Anything that increases the probability of peril—living close to a fault line


1. A) speculative risk
2. B) nonspeculative risk
3. H) NOW accounts
4. C) risk
5. D) peril
6. E) hazard

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