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Re:Have the record number of investors in the stock market l... by themodelplumber on Saturday May 16, 2020 @12:07PM (#23204602)
Why so risk-averse in the big picture? Just skimming for now, it seems like this could easily lock a person out of huge gains made by e.g. actively trading during a dynamic market event. Which is weird because there are really effective ways to cover risks during such periods as well, only they aren't nearly as deadly to one's overall profit.

It seems like one of the selling points must be "set and forget," which makes me wonder if the target audience is just people who don't want to actively learn about a thing, but would rather take someone else's word.

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Re:Have the record number of investors in the stock market l... by shard on Saturday May 16, 2020 @02:26PM (#23205885)
For someone interested in learning about how to cover risk while taking during a dynamic market event, what would you recommend? My investment education pretty much stopped at "A Random Walk Down Wall Street".
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Re:Have the record number of investors in the stock market l... by hckrnrd on Saturday May 16, 2020 @02:15PM (#23205799)
A bit more context around “really effective ways to cover risk” would be helpful. Are you referring to derivatives such as covered calls on stocks you already own? Or collecting premium by selling naked puts?
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