Questions tagged [risk-management]
Risk management is the process of identification, analysis and acceptance or mitigation of uncertainty in investment decisions.
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Is there a currency risk in UCITS ETFs?
I'm interested in buying ETFs that track the US market, but because of the latest EU MiFID regulations, I'm only allowed to purchase investment products that come accompanied by some "KID", a Key ...
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Is there extra risk in owning an ADR vs. the underlying stock?
One of my favorite on-again-off-again recovery plays is Mittal Steel (NYSE: MT).
I buy the MT ADR there (American Depositary Receipt) because I live in the US.
Am I exposing myself to any extra risk ...
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What should I do with the stock from my Employee Stock Purchase Plan?
I've got an employee stock purchase plan program. The details are a little tricksy, but I basically get to buy about 2500 shares of company stock at something like $2.33/share... and the stock has ...
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Forex vs day trading for beginner investor
In essence, for a person that has not had any real experience with either (except for playing around in simulators like investopedia):
which one would an individual have the most potential to ...
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How can I calculate the volatility(standard deviation) of a stock price? and/or ROI (return on investment) of a stock?
I'm trying to build my first portfolio, I've already have set out my monetary goals, graded my risk tolerance and determined the asset allocation I wanted to go with. So, now for the next step I need ...
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Should I have more than one brokerage account?
I have my brokerage business with one particular well-known US brokerage house. I find being able to access my retirement accounts and personal investment accounts through the one interface useful.
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How can I protect my 401(k) when the stock market is performing badly?
I just opened my 401(k) at the beginning of 2017. In 2017 it did great because of the bull market, but since 2018 I've lost about $1,000. All of my contributions this year have been a complete waste.
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Should retail investors learn and use the capital asset pricing model (CAPM)?
I heard that the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) is commonly studied by finance students, and can help in controlling risk in stock portfolios. The CAPM looks rather complex as it seems to require ...
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Is there an advantage to international stock diversfication?
I'd like to reduce my risk of investing solely in the U.S. stock market compared to the rest of the world. However, my concern is that perhaps the U.S. stock market already has such international ...
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What proactive measures can be taken before or when a lender closes your credit card?
A blogger and contributor here recommended Digital Federal Credit Union (DCU) as a possible lender in my search for cash secured credit cards to establish my credit history, and I got approved for one ...
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What makes one smart and/or successful in investing? [closed]
Pretty broad question, but I hear these things thrown around a lot and was wondering if such a canonical or straightforward definition exists.
To make this simple:
What makes an investor "smart" as ...
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Why do the traders prefer 1% rule instead of kelly criterion?
Kelly criterion determines the optimal theoretical size for a trade based on historical data of trader.
However, I know many traders strongly recommend to not risk more than %1 of their balance and ...
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