{"id":4253,"date":"2011-01-10T00:36:31","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T06:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ishmaels.net\/blog\/?p=4253"},"modified":"2011-01-10T00:36:31","modified_gmt":"2011-01-10T06:36:31","slug":"managing-the-10-most-prevalent-investment-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ishmaels.net\/blog\/2011\/01\/10\/managing-the-10-most-prevalent-investment-risks\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing the 10 Most Prevalent Investment Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can&#8217;t manage them if you don&#8217;t know what they are. \u00a0Pulled from an article by Author:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/EzineArticles.com\/?expert=Susan_Mallin\">Susan Mallin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Managing the 10 most prevalent investment risks:<\/p>\n<p>Time Horizon &#8211; the amount of <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> you can spare to have your money tied up in an investment. <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>Investment<\/strong> mismatch is where money that is earmarked for the short <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>term<\/strong> is invested in a long <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>term<\/strong> strategy and vice versa. The riskiest type of mismatch is where money is being saved for the very long term, 20 years or longer, and the portfolio is invested in short <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>term<\/strong> investment strategies. This approach is a two for <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> deal, as it will eventually also expose you to another investment risk, <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>inflation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Inflation &#8211; when things get more expensive over <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong>. Inflation can be the biggest silent destroyer of wealth over the long <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>term<\/strong>. In Canada, our average annual rate of <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>inflation<\/strong> has been 3.2% since 1914. This means that over a period of 22 years Canadian money can lose 50% of its original value due to <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>inflation<\/strong>. Imagine saving for 30 years only to find that your purchasing power diminished much more drastically than you expected by the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> you were ready for retirement. On the other hand, a reasonable amount of <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>inflation<\/strong> gives rise to the increase in value of hard assets such as property, equity shares and some commodities. Investing in these harder assets helps to manage exposure to inflation, over the long <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>term<\/strong>. Incorporating such assets into your investment strategy involves balancing financial planning requirements with tolerance for investment <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>risk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Interest Rates &#8211; the amount of interest you receive for lending money. Receiving interest income can be an important part of your investment strategy. But beware! Interest rates are a constant moving target that can erode the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> value of your bonds, similarly to the equity <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong>. In order to manage interest rate risk, bond portfolios must be properly constructed by diversifying within the various characteristics of all available bonds appropriate for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Liquidity &#8211; the ability to cash out of your investment anytime, easily and at a fair price. It&#8217;s hard to sell something when nobody wants to buy it. Worse is when there are enough distressed sellers in a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> at any <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> that they can drive prices down, farther and farther. In order to effectively manage investment <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>risk<\/strong> involved with liquidity, I recommend diversifying investment portfolio holdings and never putting all your money into <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> single asset class.<\/p>\n<p>Recessions &#8211; when the economy sucks! Recessions are a natural part of the economy. They can be very tough on people, I agree, but as <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>investors<\/strong> they can present us with good buying opportunities and prepare us for the eventual spring or economic recovery. Opportunities to manage this <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>risk<\/strong> present themselves, in part, because different countries can be at different points of the economic cycle at the same <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> and certain industries and sectors can experience a business cycle of their own. In basic terms, not everything gets flushed down the toilet at the same <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Dominating Trends &#8211; when things don&#8217;t change over a long period of <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong>. Underneath the general economic climate lies the main dominating trend of an economy or even a specific industry. This dominating trend, despite its ups and downs, generally leans in <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> direction over the long <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>term<\/strong>. As an example, at <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> the Japanese <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>stock<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> was the darling of the investment world. In 1990, its dominant trend shifted downward. Investors who bought at the peak of the Japanese <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> in 1990, and held on to their investments, were still underwater 20 years later. Even though there were periods of growth along the way, the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>stock<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> failed to reach new heights. Typical <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>investors<\/strong> that made money in this <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> were those that went counter to the traditional buy and hold investment strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Volatility &#8211; the degree to which the value of your stocks bounces up and down. There is a direct relationship between the uncertainty of an economic climate and the volatility of certain investments. But, volatility is not necessarily an investment risk, in and of itself. For instance, if an investment doubled your money over a 6 year period, you might conclude that it was a great investment and not so risky after all. If, on the other hand, that 6 year period was so volatile that you had, not <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> but, several meltdowns, would you still agree that it was a good investment? In this example, the investment <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>risk<\/strong> is about whether we will stomach the roller coaster ride or end up cashing in our chips before the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>time<\/strong> is up. Volatility leads to emotional investing, even for the hard core <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>investors<\/strong>. Good portfolio construction manages volatility, as an investment <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>risk<\/strong>. It strives to give <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>investors<\/strong> a pleasant ride without sacrificing returns.<\/p>\n<p>Bear Markets &#8211; when prices in the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>stock<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> have been hammered and everything looks gloomy. Bear <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> is actually an industry <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>term<\/strong>. It&#8217;s when the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>stock<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> goes into a funk after a good long run. Bear markets can be short and shallow, or they can be long and deep. It&#8217;s difficult to predict the exact beginning or end of a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>bear<\/strong> market, but once you are in the bears&#8217; den, running from the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>bear<\/strong> (selling low) is rarely a good strategy. Getting defensive helps to manage investment <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>risk<\/strong> and prepare cash and investments for the eventual end of the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>bear<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Bull Markets &#8211; when prices in the <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>stock<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> keep going up and everybody is happy. Yes, believe it or not bull <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> is also an industry <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>term<\/strong>. It&#8217;s the opposite of a <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>bear<\/strong> <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong>. The investment <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>risk<\/strong> involved with a bull <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> is that it can make <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>investors<\/strong> (and advisors) feel overconfident, thinking that easy money can be made without exposure to investment <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>risk<\/strong>. Knowing when the bull <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> is about to end is also tricky. Finding newer and younger bull markets is, generally, the best way to manage investment <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>risk<\/strong> when a mature bull <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>market<\/strong> runs its eventual course.<\/p>\n<p>Impatience &#8211; the restless feeling <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>one<\/strong> gets when their investment isn&#8217;t going up fast enough and they sell too early. I cannot tell you how hard this investment <strong class='StrictlyAutoTagBold'>risk<\/strong> is to overcome. It just is. If all the dots have been connected and nothing has changed to make an investment turn bad, then sometimes the best approach is to be patient and wait for the price to go back up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time Horizon &#8211; the amount of time you can spare to have your money tied up in an investment. 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