Aftermath Quote by Alan Greenspan

“Risk arises as investor behaviour alters the market. Investors bid up assets, accelerating into the present appreciation that otherwise would have occurred in the…

— Howard Marks

“In good years, defensive investors have to be content with the knowledge that their gains, although perhaps less than maximal, were achieved with risk…

— Howard Marks

In an economy that already has lost some momentum, one must remain alert to the possibility that greater caution and weakening asset values in…

— Alan Greenspan

Risk managers and investment bankers and actually, all kinds of investors took on more risk than they expected. So there was a failure of…

— Robert F. Engle

Successful investing is about managing risk, not avoiding it.

— Benjamin Graham

Risk is not inherent in an investment; it is always relative to the price paid. Uncertainty is not the same as risk. Indeed, when…

— Seth Klarman

There are deep value opportunities in insurance stocks, which were beaten down because of their exposure to the subprime crisis, annuities, and commercial real…

— Wilbur Ross

Risk deters those who see what they could lose. Those focused on the gain see it as a necessary part of their journey, even…

— Simon Sinek

Fear causes individuals to restrain their spending and firms to withhold investments; as a result, the economy weakens, confirming their fear and leading them…

— Robert J. Shiller

You know, when the cost of capital goes down, when credit becomes cheap, people start taking greater and greater risks.

— Fareed Zakaria

There are only a few things investors can do to counteract risk: diversify adequately, hedge when appropriate, and invest with a margin of safety.…

— Seth Klarman

However, if one has been playing the buy-and-hold game with quality securities, one has been exposed to a substantial amount of market risk because…

— Michael Burry