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But ‘risk’ may conjure up different things to different people. Risk can even be your friend if you use it the right way."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"d95e9b4b1b6b","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"21cc0a610d0a0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"That said, there is little doubt that risk is a major deterrent to stock market investment for many people. Boring Money research shows that 50% of savers with more than £10,000 agree with the statement: ‘I’m concerned about losing any money’. This fear of loss of capital is one of the biggest barriers to getting started with investing."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"82d4f10cdc80","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"d26a530e24c40","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"The problem is that stock markets often hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. While most of the time, they potter along quite happily, occasionally, they have significant movements. That’s when the ‘£500bn wiped off shares’ will hit the front pages. This is unhelpful in understanding the real risk inherent in stock markets."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"3683e13d3c8b","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"e36d233761eb","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":""},{"_key":"336da05bc199","_type":"mainAnchor","pageAnchor":{"_ref":"00364f4b-3797-4928-aed0-46a4c00d8c5d","_type":"reference"}},{"_key":"18547877f2220","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"What is risk?"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"h3"},{"_key":"f55aec13dd0d","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"886adfd8b4cb0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"There are various definitions of risk and it doesn’t help that the investment industry’s definition of risk is not the same as it is for most investors."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"9cf8611b2a8e","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"7ca542f019370","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"The investment industry defines risk as volatility – how much share prices move up and down. Under this definition, an investment is considered high risk if its price moves around a lot, whereas if the price stays pretty consistent, it is less risky."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"db7cfb0ecc97","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"259d1a1d6d38","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"The below illustrates volatility by risk category:"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"eae2704a5f14","_type":"mainImage","asset":{"_ref":"image-0cb7a0ba0b9409c02088b1f1bd0e95f59b005525-1720x1080-gif","_type":"reference"}},{"_key":"1deaa5a4fd3b","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"cc8bce51ccee","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":""}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"9e486a1341ef","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"f70636ce50c50","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"This is not how most people view risk. For them, they are pretty comfortable with share prices lurching higher; it’s just the down bits they don’t like. For most investors, permanent loss of capital is their greatest fear. In this scenario, they end up with less than they started with, at the point at which they need their cash."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"ece67f0557cb","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"27b314310b6e","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":""},{"_key":"648358c87c35","_type":"mainAnchor","pageAnchor":{"_ref":"c6ac5d6d-e42d-4309-8ec4-e66f789d3734","_type":"reference"}},{"_key":"cfeb306b740e0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"How do people like you perceive risk?"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"h3"},{"_key":"a5228267d596","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"a2a5a244c01e0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Fundamental to investing is that with a greater acceptance of risk, there is a great opportunity for reward. However, most people don’t see risk in those terms. Most people see risk as something to be avoided."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"7247447475a0","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"689249770e830","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Research from "},{"_key":"2fcbdda09391","_type":"span","marks":["a0ce7e2f648d"],"text":"Boring Money’s 2026"},{"_key":"689249770e831","_type":"span","marks":["em","a0ce7e2f648d"],"text":" Online Investing Report"},{"_key":"689249770e832","_type":"span","marks":["a0ce7e2f648d"],"text":" "},{"_key":"a46df0ff9673","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"found that the main motivation cited to invest is to get ‘better returns’ – with 32% of people stating that this was the reason that prompted them to start investing in the first place."}],"markDefs":[{"_key":"a0ce7e2f648d","_type":"internalLinkPick","blank":true,"reference":{"_ref":"be383eed-9694-4383-91fd-4e3bd0a7b3b4","_type":"reference"}}],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"284634d209e4","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"e73eb13d31ef0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"But even amongst those who do invest, many are still uncomfortable around the idea of taking risk with money – 29% of investors agree with the statement: ‘I am comfortable taking on a lot of risk when it comes to my investments’."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"2e86e428fd77","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"eeaa2ce0949c0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Unsurprisingly, young investors are the least risk-averse – 58% of investors under 44 with £50,000 or more agree they are comfortable taking risk. But that still leaves a whopping 42% who are not. This means that younger people could be missing out on the opportunity to maximise their rewards over a lifetime of investing due to a fear of taking risk."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"71f37c324d89","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"5a932604b3320","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Risk aversion in general accelerates with age – peaking as people approach the ‘decumulation’ phase (preparing for retirement) between 55-64."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"b0032e2c6454","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"c301e7de019d0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Aside from age, female investors are considerably more risk-averse than men across all age groups, with 47% strongly disagreeing with the idea of taking on ‘a lot of risk’ with their investments – driven especially by those aged 45 and above."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"11ec7b44ca6d","_type":"mainImage","asset":{"_ref":"image-47770c1d50cced257e31dd663b7d2962fd91a247-1920x1080-png","_type":"reference"}},{"_key":"0cc11dad1e7c","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"14dac7f86a7b","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":""},{"_key":"b75a6b8fe0c6","_type":"mainAnchor","pageAnchor":{"_ref":"2e387264-29f1-434b-9dd0-c738c3304756","_type":"reference"}},{"_key":"38b25179304a0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Stock markets aren’t as risky as you think"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"h3"},{"_key":"b77e07009b86","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"642036d92d8f0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Yes, stock markets go up and down, but over time, they are not as risky as you might imagine. 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"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"b362aa2a944f","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"5d1c625350a9","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"The key here is timeframes. If you had a long enough time horizon, you would have seen good returns."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"c99a0e6df6c2","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"edb588f7e86e0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Equally, relatively few people talk about the risks of holding cash. Cash feels intuitively safe because investors get back what they put in. However, this neglects the impact of inflation. Over the past 20 years, you would need a £10,000 investment to grow to over £17,000[1] to keep pace with the rising cost of living. 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Neuroimaging research has shown that hearing or reading this word activates areas of the brain, such as the anterior insula and the thalamus. These regions are where we process emotions such as anxiety, fear, disappointment, sadness and regret. Triggering this reaction is very useful when you want to stop people from drinking bleach, but it’s too extreme in the context of investing.\""}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"df0962cd0673","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"28c1b8db7837","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"In the video below our Founder & CEO Holly Mackay speaks to Paul about the psychological interpretation of risk:"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"6670eec37346","_type":"mainVideo","url":"https://vimeo.com/779623754"},{"_key":"d5935a616319","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"5c47af657fdb","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":""}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"faf8bddffb60","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"043f4df14b130","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Risk doesn’t communicate both sides of the investing story – it only communicates loss. 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This makes them less risky than, for example, a company with two or three key clients and a single product."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"d232c6839d99","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"4dc0cd1a9de60","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"It is also true to say that different sectors and regions may carry different risks. A company in the US will have different governance and reporting standards to companies in other countries with less developed capital markets. A hotel business dependent on consumer spending will be inherently riskier than a healthcare business, where demand is stable across economic cycles."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"4373b4217866","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"71bc4b6b3d7f0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Equally – and this is an important point – companies with lots of expectation built into their share prices will be riskier than those on more realistic valuations. The problem in the technology boom and bust (also known as the dot-com bubble, that occurred between 1995 and 2002) was not, in most cases, that the companies were bad, it was that expectations for their future growth had become impossibly high."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"cf7c21f27fbf","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"530ca87797f2","_type":"span","marks":["strong"],"text":""}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"071041d5eb70","_type":"mainImage","asset":{"_ref":"image-e0b4cb8bcccb6d4974197e8bd2ad23eb9a27564c-1366x768-png","_type":"reference"}},{"_key":"53a466a4dab9","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"4a9356bcd8be","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":""},{"_key":"66930a47ab58","_type":"mainAnchor","pageAnchor":{"_ref":"6ed5992f-a564-49a5-9e1a-a2f253d21ef5","_type":"reference"}},{"_key":"024881eb9b5e0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"What can help you manage risk?"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"h3"},{"_key":"76f31a212fc8","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"0fe96b4f2ff20","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"So what "},{"_key":"0fe96b4f2ff21","_type":"span","marks":["em"],"text":"do"},{"_key":"0fe96b4f2ff22","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":" we know about managing investment risk? 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Income"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"h4"},{"_key":"b6b6aaa79c81","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"ccdc58a1d71a0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Targeting companies that pay out a share of their profits to investors through dividends can be a tool to manage risk in a portfolio. It means you get back 4-5% of your investment each year, which is reassuring. Dividends have historically been a significant share of the return from stock markets. Investors can choose to reinvest dividends to buy more investments and this can be a powerful way to grow wealth over time."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"49cba17f6a54","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"0a7ab78e66e10","_type":"span","marks":["3cf7019510c3"],"text":"Investment Trusts"},{"_key":"d012502c9655","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":" can be a good vehicle for income as they offer dividends, which you can think of as a cash bonus you get to say “thank you” for investing in them. 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Providers are also open to criticism that they have historically targeted men, however inadvertently or implicitly."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"9c4666fd9e2b","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"773b144028280","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"There are structural factors in society to consider too. Despite more balanced rights and responsibilities among spouses, gender norms and inequalities prevail in various guises. Among these is the greater tendency for women to put careers on hold, either partially or entirely, to look after children. While this often reflects disparate maternity and paternity rights as much as anything, it will have an inevitable bearing on women’s salary growth and pension pots."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"a1ab95b35cc4","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"fa1b0ac42bbc0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"It has been argued that this often culminates in a lower sense of financial independence that is then reflected in a tendency to keep cash savings close to hand and a reluctance to take on investment risk."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"a75149d4375d","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"addd7792d5100","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"We need to think differently"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"h2"},{"_key":"841b26d31ebe","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"eebc583f39090","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Irrespective of why more women prefer not to invest their savings, it matters – being too cautious with your long-term savings means you run a greater risk of not having enough money to meet your needs or realise ambitions."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"0fda0993feb7","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"4f0626f9192e0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"In one sense, of course, cash is unquestionably the safest place to store your savings. 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