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 ...

Opendoor Technologies Inc. OPEN is rewriting its iBuying strategy after a prolonged period of extreme caution that prioritized risk control over transaction volume. The third-quarter 2025 earnings ...

Risk-averse investors prioritize investments with lower potential returns and lower potential for losses. They are typically more comfortable with slow and steady growth, seeking to minimize the ...

We price equity-linked life insurance with surrender guarantees and account for risk preferences in the form of risk-averse and loss-averse policyholders in continuous time. Risk-averse policyholders ...

When it comes to investing money, some people are willing to take on more risk than others. For example, investors who are older and closer to retirement may want to safeguard their money by moving ...

Human beings differ in how much risk they will accept. Thus, as an analyst I quoted in a recent column concluded, Russian President Vladimir Putin “was too risk-acceptant” in invading Ukraine and ...

The stock market (SP500), (COMP:IND), (DJI) has experienced a significant shift in sentiment, moving away from institutional risk aversion as Federal Reserve rate cut expectations have improved, ...

Shares of technology companies fell as traders retreated from risky sectors due to concerns about Middle East conflict and tariff negotiations. The European Union's technology regulators have sent ...