Risk aversion is a fundamental trait shaping how individuals, firms and policymakers respond to uncertain outcomes. It encapsulates the preference for certain outcomes over gambles with equivalent ...

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 ...

In late September, the Department of Labor issued a new advisory opinion clarifying that certain lifetime-income funds in 401(k)s can qualify as default investments even when they include alternative ...

The biggest risk investors face is becoming too conservative at a time when equities present a potential long-term advantage, according to new research from MFS Investment Management. In a survey of ...

First Republic's weaker earnings set the tone in the overnight session as debt ceiling drama continued to raise questions in the background. Combined with several other examples of lackluster earnings ...

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 ...

Communications-services companies ticked down amid risk aversion. Mark Zuckerberg added another big name to Meta Platforms' new "Superintelligence" AI unit, hiring a top Apple AI researcher as part of ...

Women are less willing to take risks than men because they are more sensitive to the pain of any losses they might incur than any gains they might make, new research from the University of Bath School ...