Often we confront risks: opportunities where we have some probability of gaining or losing something and have to decide whether or not to accept the opportunity. The simplest risks are financial. For ...

Risk-averse investors prioritize investments with lower potential returns and lower potential for losses. They are typically more comfortable with slow and steady growth, seeking to minimize the ...

Opendoor Technologies Inc. OPEN is rewriting its iBuying strategy after a prolonged period of extreme caution that prioritized risk control over transaction volume. The third-quarter 2025 earnings ...

When it comes to investing money, some people are willing to take on more risk than others. For example, investors who are older and closer to retirement may want to safeguard their money by moving ...

0954 ET – A strengthening of the dollar following the U.S. attack on Iran is more related to risk aversion than to an oil impact, Goldman Sachs’ Stuart Jenkins writes. “That is understandable in the ...

A risk-averse investor is someone who prefers to emphasize security over potential gains. Their portfolio is built to preserve capital and prevent losses first and pursue growth second. This isn't to ...

This piece looks at two stocks with divergent outcomes: SLB has upside potential, while Costco's high valuation may lead to weak forward returns. SLB is well-positioned in the oil industry with a ...

The stock market (SP500), (COMP:IND), (DJI) has experienced a significant shift in sentiment, moving away from institutional risk aversion as Federal Reserve rate cut expectations have improved, ...

Human beings differ in how much risk they will accept. Thus, as an analyst I quoted in a recent column concluded, Russian President Vladimir Putin “was too risk-acceptant” in invading Ukraine and ...

Bitcoin retail activity is mimicking the BTC price run to all-time highs after months of stalemate, new data suggests. In one of its latest Quicktake blog posts on Oct. 21, onchain analytics platform ...