4-minute Money Ideas

Is Risk Management the Best Financial Strategy? By Douglas Goldstein, CFP® - helping olim handle U.S., IRA, investment, and brokerage accounts from Israel What is risk management, and how does it affect your investment decisions? Every investment is risky Every investment carries a chance of making a profit – and a risk of sustaining a loss. However, some investments are riskier than others. Generally speaking, the more profitable investments contain the most risk; if an investment can potentially make a high profit, it can also cause just as much of a loss. So if you’re thinking about an investment that could give a high return, ask yourself if you could handle that level of loss if it doesn’t work out. Is it worth taking a chance? If you’re afraid of risk, you may prefer to play it safe by keeping all your money in a savings account in the bank. You won’t make much profit as interest rates are low, but at least you minimize your chances of losing money. Savings accounts, money markets, and CDs offer protect