Stocks and Bonds

The Biggest Unknown Risk of Stock Investing

The following is a guest post by Rob Bennett, who writes at A Rich Life. Most people think of stocks as being “risky.” But not too risky. Most people think it is prudent to go with a stock allocation of 60 percent, 70 percent, or even 80 percent. They cannot think of stocks as being… [Read More]

Investing: Four Misconceptions on Risk

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The following is a guest post by Mathieu Bouville. Misconception #1: Risk is measured by volatility Risk is a fuzzy concept. It is often equated with volatility, i.e. the tendency of the value of an investment to swing wildly: going from gains to losses and back again. But this cannot be a satisfactory definition: if… [Read More]