tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post1117151128573223151..comments2023-10-22T11:30:33.581-04:00Comments on Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Investor: How to Measure Investment Risk?Robert Wasilewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04536814650758511673noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-53367085974378793872012-10-29T05:11:43.497-04:002012-10-29T05:11:43.497-04:00Thanks for making things clear. This topic gives m...Thanks for making things clear. This topic gives me headaches for quite sometime already. I am really glad you shared this information.<br /><a href="http://www.privatenevadallc.com/" rel="nofollow">llc</a><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14001713324253418834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-64212770327157013772011-06-13T08:22:28.671-04:002011-06-13T08:22:28.671-04:00Great book, should be required reading for the ind...Great book, should be required reading for the individual investor.The Grouchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16355057736314451831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-58807224395492469292011-06-09T15:52:07.743-04:002011-06-09T15:52:07.743-04:00re: Chad Good points about correlation and expecte...re: Chad Good points about correlation and expected return. I guess I'm saying that sometimes I think we've taken some shortcuts when it comes to thinking about and specifying risk in the investment process.<br /><br />re: Mich The book is well worth reading actually a few times because makes some subtle, astute points. I've often struggled however with the recommendation in his and DIY Investorhttp://rwinvesting.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-47523834143751223602011-06-09T15:38:48.274-04:002011-06-09T15:38:48.274-04:00I would like to reiterate the recommendation of th...I would like to reiterate the recommendation of the intelligent asset allocator. I really enjoyed reading this book and it quickly introduces the average lay man to the world of investing.BeatingTheIndexhttp://www.beatingtheindex.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8091367287813993533.post-80565979280069554562011-06-09T11:28:03.734-04:002011-06-09T11:28:03.734-04:00Very interesting post. Risk is certainly a diffic...Very interesting post. Risk is certainly a difficult concept to quantify and measure. I doubt there will ever be widespread agreement on all the details. <br /><br />In my opinion standard deviation is an imperfect measure of risk because it ignores correlation with other events in the world. I might pay a premium for a high standard deviation investment which had a negative correlation to Chadhttp://www.calculatinginvestor.comnoreply@blogger.com