Risk

Understand the potential financial loss of investment decisions and how that may affect your portfolio. Or explore other investing topics:

Dollar-Cost Averaging vs. Lump-Sum Investing

Is dollar-cost averaging better than lump-sum investing? Find out which approach may be best and could be worth considering.

Reaching for Yield: Income Investments Bring Risk

During times of market volatility, many investors look for yield in fixed income and dividend stocks. But there's risk in these investments. Learn what they are before investing.

Tips to Maximize Your Savings Near Retirement

The five years before and after retirement are among the most important—and vulnerable—for your savings. Make the most of your later years by getting ahead of the potential risks.

Go With the Flow

Volatility waves and changing-news tides elicit short-term market moves; economic currents tend to affect longer-term market shifts which may now favor international stocks.

Commodity ETFs: It Pays to Do the Research

When it comes to commodity ETFs, make sure you know what you're getting.

Is It Time to Reassess Your Risk Tolerance?

How much risk can you really handle? The answer may surprise you.

What's Your Risk Capacity?

It's not how much risk you can stomach that counts—it's how much time you have left to save.

What's Next: Good, Bad, & Ugly

The persistence of global inflation could determine which of the three paths central banks may follow and which market qualities investors might consider for their portfolios.

Are Leveraged and Inverse ETPs Too Risky?

Leveraged and inverse ETPs can double or even triple your gains—but also your losses. Here's what to consider before you jump in.

How Much Risk Is Right for You?

Every investor wants to maximize return—but you must first consider how much risk you can stomach.