Too Conservative is Risky

Too Conservative is Risky

Too Conservative is Risky. Yes, you read that correctly – being too conservative can be risky.

Risk of what? Loss of value. Although volatility of financial securities is a reality, the loss of value is different. Ups-and-downs of security market prices happen, known as volatility, and is reflected mathematically as standard deviation. These statistics are helpful measures for evaluating relative risk-adjusted returns over time. However, the absolute risk of loss of value is when negative volatility (periods when prices are down) is made permanent.

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