Comments on: Risk in the Real World http://www.behaviorgap.com/risk-in-the-real-world/ Exploring the relationship between people and their money. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:52:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MarkWolfinger http://www.behaviorgap.com/risk-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-1017 MarkWolfinger Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:58:56 +0000 http://www.behaviorgap.com/?p=1325#comment-1017 When bad results occur, the emotions take over. Some cry, some fret, others are just afraid of the future. But when markets are soaring, the only emotion in play is joy. This is far from intelligent.<br><br>I believe the intelligent investor ought to be able to remove emotions from the equation and quantify the risk of his/holdings. Then steps can be taken to reduce risk, if that is desirable. To me that means using options. To others it means diversification and asset allocation.<br><br>Regards, When bad results occur, the emotions take over. Some cry, some fret, others are just afraid of the future. But when markets are soaring, the only emotion in play is joy. This is far from intelligent.

I believe the intelligent investor ought to be able to remove emotions from the equation and quantify the risk of his/holdings. Then steps can be taken to reduce risk, if that is desirable. To me that means using options. To others it means diversification and asset allocation.

Regards,

]]> By: MarkWolfinger http://www.behaviorgap.com/risk-in-the-real-world/comment-page-1/#comment-681 MarkWolfinger Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:58:56 +0000 http://www.behaviorgap.com/?p=1325#comment-681 When bad results occur, the emotions take over. Some cry, some fret, others are just afraid of the future. But when markets are soaring, the only emotion in play is joy. This is far from intelligent.<br><br>I believe the intelligent investor ought to be able to remove emotions from the equation and quantify the risk of his/holdings. Then steps can be taken to reduce risk, if that is desirable. To me that means using options. To others it means diversification and asset allocation.<br><br>Regards, When bad results occur, the emotions take over. Some cry, some fret, others are just afraid of the future. But when markets are soaring, the only emotion in play is joy. This is far from intelligent.

I believe the intelligent investor ought to be able to remove emotions from the equation and quantify the risk of his/holdings. Then steps can be taken to reduce risk, if that is desirable. To me that means using options. To others it means diversification and asset allocation.

Regards,

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