Archive for the ‘Rights’ Category

PREVAILING RISK ATTITUDES

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

An efficient mental risk-return calculus is a critical component for business success under uncertainty. . . . the overall risk perception held by the public is often worse than reality. Risk management can assist you in making more profits in areas where over-conservative investors stay out. The upside is that, if ...

INSTINCT VERSUS ABILITY

Monday, May 4th, 2009

The finance industry’s basic instinct focuses on hiring the best performing stars, and that may include closing eyes to certain work or character defects. One error is that the “star” bank trader or fund manager is really a shooting-star, one that burns up and disappears from sight. Empirical results show ...