A fantastic discussion about Risk... by Howard Marks of Oaktree Capital, one of the great investors of our age.

Strong recommend.

https://www.oaktreecapital.com/insights/insight-video/education/how-to-think-about-risk-with-howard-marks

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Amazing, thank you very much!

Great recommendation

Incredibly succinct and clear — a true masterclass of how to think about risk. Thanks for sharing.

Thanks, that was a great explainer of risk for a pleb!

Risk is not volatility

Correct.

I like to say, "Risk only equals volatility in academia."

Maybe that’s why the saying goes, “Those who can, do; those that can’t, teach.”

Thanks for sharing, I 100% agree with you and the video. Great explanation!

I wonder what Mr. Marks would think about my 100% BTC allocation.

Very good. 🎯

Volatility should not be a measure of Risk.

Nice read. When you wrote for the motley fool, did you ever meet David Gardner? I was a subscriber to the MF stock picking service for a very long time until I found btc.

MFs questionable marketing aside, one of the most under rated investors imo.

Unsurprised you read Marks’s content.

He’s the man. His memo a month or so ago that talked about discouraging the use of definitives (always, never etc) in markets was such a good read.

We can prepare for a variety of outcomes, and some are more likely than others but markets are probabilistic - they often (not always surprise us!