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> more risk, more reward... Be safe means less return. You can't have both safe and lucrative. Taking a bigger risk could result in a bigger reward or also res
by bdbdjdndk 4y ago
> more risk, more reward... Be safe means less return. You can't have both safe and lucrative.
Taking a bigger risk could result in a bigger reward or also result in a bigger failure. Be safe doesn't necessarily mean less return, it means less return only if your risky bet pays off, if your risky bet fails you are likely better off yo have played it safe instead. Not sure what that has to do with what one is "really" worth as you put it.
- WalterBright 4y ago> Be safe doesn't necessarily mean less return Yeah, it does. You can see it in stocks & bonds every day. More risk means more potential upside. Less risk means less upside. Across all the investments. You pay more for a new car because it comes with less risk. You pay less for a used car because it might be a clunker.