Based on your financial expertise, provide your response or viewpoint on the given financial question or topic. The response format is open.

Is there a term for the risk of investing in an asset with a positive but inferior return?
Opportunity cost is the term you're looking for. I.e. (quoting from link) Definition of 'Opportunity Cost'   1. The cost of an alternative that must be forgone in order to pursue a certain action. Put another way, the benefits you could have   received by taking an alternative action.