Understanding Investing Risk
What is investment risk? Wikipedia says there are two types of investment riskless and risky. I will start by disagreeing. It is a subject I have written about before in Does a Risk Free Rate Exist? My answer to the posed question is no.
Simoleon Sense interviews James Montier
My friend Miguel at Simoleon Sense has conducted another one of his terrific interviews. This time it is with James Montier, who is always someone worth listening to. I have written previously about Montier’s perspectives before. You can check out Montier bitch slaps EFH or Good Decisions, Bad Outcomes. He hails from the behavioral Finance camp, which it is safe to say, the right team to be on.
Does a Risk Free Rate Really Exist?
I was perusing Musings on the Markets, Damodaran’s blog and came across a post entitled Thoughts on the Risk Free Rate. Perhaps, because I am not an academic, I usually reject ideas that seem contrary to logic or that seem designed for an academic and not practical use. The Risk Free rate is one of these notions.
Investing Risks – What is Risk?
Looking at the risks of an investment is vital to understanding whether or not it is a sound investment. In a speech Alice Schroeder, author of Snowball, said that Warren Buffett starts his examination of a potential company by looking at the risks involved. If the risk is too high, he won’t go any further. We would be wise to follow this example.