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Upside, downside: a guide to risk for savers and investors

Upside, downside guide updated for 2023

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Summary

A guide by financial writer Mary Holm outlining ways of evaluating risk when investing your money.

Pretty much all investments come with some risk. This PDF guides you through the different types of investment risk, explains why investment risk is not necessarily a bad thing, and gives tips on how to reduce risk.