Dietary fiber is the edible parts of plants or analogous carbohydrates that are resistant to digestion and absorption in the human small intestine, with complete or partial fermentation in the large intestine. Dietary fiber includes polysaccharides, oligosaccharides, lignin, and associated plant substances.
The theoretical rate of return attributed to an investment with zero risk. The risk-free rate represents the interest on an investor's money that he or she would expect from an absolutely risk-free investment over a specified period of time. Next Up.
In Action. Say the risk-free rate is 2 percent, and the risk premium for XYZ Corp. stock is 3 percent. Investors, then, are expecting a 5 percent return. If XYZ generates a return of 4 percent, dissatisfied investors will sell their shares, which will cause the price to fall.