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What Is Execution Risk?

17 Feb 2023 4 minute read 3 comments Todd Mei PhD

Image by Sibya on Pixabay “The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry . . .” (“The best-laid schemes o’ mice an’ men / Gang aft agley . . .”) — Robbie Burns (1759–1796) When things go poorly or even fail with respect to defined goals, then on...

2 Sigmas: Risk Mitigation Strategy

11 Feb 2023 2 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

In statistics jargon, sigma (σ) is “The unit of measurement usually given when talking about statistical significance is the standard deviation. . . The term refers to the amount of variability in a given set of data: whether the data points are all...

What Is “Store of Value” Risk?

8 Feb 2023 3 minute read 1 comment Todd Mei PhD

Image by Soufiene goucha from Pixabay “Store of value” is the feature of a currency or commodity to act as a stable, or non-volatile, measure of price. An ideal store of value would act as the center by which the prices of all other goods and serv...

What Is Risk Mitigation in Finance?

29 Jan 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Todd Mei PhD

mit·i·ga·tion /ˌmidəˈɡāSH(ə)n/ noun the action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.   * * * * * With financial markets, there are generally two categories of risk: Systematic risk Non-systematic or uns...