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The Three Sides of Risk
Then, there are macro and tail risks.
notboring.co • Compounding Crazy
Nassim Taleb says, “You can be risk loving and yet completely averse to ruin.” And indeed, you should. The idea is that you have to take risk to get ahead, but no risk that can wipe you out is ever worth taking. The odds are in your favor when playing Russian roulette.
Morgan Housel • The Psychology of Money: Timeless lessons on wealth, greed, and happiness
A portfolio can be set up to withstand 99 percent of all scenarios but succumb because it’s the remaining 1 percent that materializes. Based on the outcome, it may seem to have been risky, whereas the investor might have been quite cautious. • Another portfolio may be structured so that it will do very well in half the scenarios and very poorly in
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