avoid risk
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There’s just so much to think about when it comes to consolidating, whole-portfolio rebalancing, withdrawal sequencing in retirement to avoid risk, Social Security timing, health-insurance coverage prior to Medicare, and long-term-care planning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Erebor plans to avoid risk from interest-rate fluctuations by investing in short-term Treasury securities and other highly liquid government bonds, according to the people familiar with the matter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
This is the willingness to avoid risk by, for example, obtaining insurance.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
To the extent that OSU must avoid risk with this critical hire, Bray is the safest play available.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2023
Tversky and Kahneman conclude that people tend to avoid risk when seeking gains, but choose risk to avoid losses.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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