Risk

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Market Insights

The trouble with normal

It’s a lot bumpier than you think

By Scot Blythe |June 18, 2012

6 min read

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Industry

Volcker on new CFA risk council

The Systemic Risk Council, a private sector group co-formed by the CFA Institute and led by former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. chair Sheila Bair, will convene this month to monitor and encourage regulatory reform of U.S. capital markets focused on systemic risk.

By Staff |June 6, 2012

2 min read

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Economic Indicators

The difference between volatility and risk

Advisors are stressed, clients are anxious, and the market continues to yo-yo. But Martin Cobb, lead manager of the Templeton Global Smaller Companies Fund, isn’t worried.

June 2, 2012

2 min read

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Industry

Failure paralyzes clients

People who lose $1,000 feel bad. People who find $1,000 feel good. But the person who finds $1,000 doesn’t feel as good as the person who loses $1,000 feels bad. In fact, the loser weighs on the issue twice as heavily as the gainer. That’s loss aversion.

By Hersh Shefrin |May 29, 2012

2 min read