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Until Nels Started College, He Had Never Had an Alcoholic

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Until Nels started college, he had never had an alcoholic drink. But after joining a fraternity and attending all of its social activities, he noticed that he gradually became able to drink two six-packs before getting buzzed. He usually feels "under the weather" the next day and unable to study or prepare for his classes, but he finds it very difficult to cut back his consumption. In fact, he eagerly looks forward to the weekend parties, despite the fact that he had several failing grades on his midterm report. What do you know about Nels?

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Definitions:

Deferred Consumption Risk

The risk associated with postponing consumption today in order to invest, with the potential of not having enough resources in the future.

Liquidity Risk

The risk that an entity will not be able to meet its short-term financial obligations due to the inability to quickly convert assets to cash without significant loss.

Maturity Risk

The risk that the value of a financial instrument will change due to a change in the absolute level of interest rates, sometimes referred to as interest rate risk.

Inflation

The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, eroding purchasing power.