Lesson 2: What is risk?

All investments carry a degree of risk. As a general rule, the more risk you take, the greater the expected returns you could receive. As an investor, you need to ensure your portfolio is structured according to the amount of risk you need, want, and are able to bear.

AcuityINSIGHT: What really is risk?One of the hardest concepts in investing is trying to understand what ‘risk’ really is and deciding how to deal with it.

AcuityINSIGHT: The old order changeth!At times like this – and in fact across all time periods – it makes enormous sense to remain highly diversified.

AcuityINSIGHT: What a year!2020 will certainly go down in history as a momentous year, with the tragedy that is Covid-19, the painful global downturn that has ensued, the major curbs on personal freedom and the end of one of the most divisive presidencies in the US, carrying the headlines.

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