Risk profiling - part art, part science, all necessary

James Dunn | PortfolioConstruction Forum | 12 June 2013

The investment advisory industry is often compromised by the quest for easy answers to difficult and involved issues. Risk is one of them.

As the yin to the yang of returns, risk must be present in every investment decision - and investors must understand the risks they are bearing. But how are you measuring and assessing those risks – and how should they be matched to what clients can actually bear? If that assessment is not individu...