Key Investment Risks

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Investment Risks

When it comes to investing, understanding the dynamic between risk and reward is essential. Every investor should ask themselves two key questions. What is my capacity for risk? What is my personal tolerance for it? These aren’t just buzzwords, they shape how you build your portfolio and respond to market shifts.

Many investors overlook a critical piece of the puzzle. There are a variety of risks that exist across the asset classes. Each investment carries its own set of challenges, and understanding these risks and their tradeoffs is key to making smart, confident choices. Risks come in many forms and each has different implications for your wealth. By learning how these risks work and why the tradeoffs exist, you enhance your foundation to make more rational, less emotional investment decisions.

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Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC (“Kovitz”) is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This report should only be considered as a tool in any investment decision and should not be used by itself to make investment decisions. Opinions expressed are only our current opinions or our opinions on the posting date. Any graphs, data, or information in this publication are considered reliably sourced, but no representation is made that it is accurate or complete and should not be relied upon as such. This information is subject to change without notice at any time, based on market and other conditions. Past performance is not indicative of future results, which may vary.

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