Risky business...

All investments involve some form of risk. Seasoned investors will tell you that risk is the first thing you should look at when evaluating an investment, even before you look at potential returns. Unfortunately, I find that most investors look at risk as a probability and miss out on the more important quantum part of the equation. In this article, I hope to help you understand more about risk quantum, it's mitigating strategies and the pros and cons of those strategies.