risky

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When “The Traitors” executive producer Mike Cotton and his colleagues brought the first season of Peacock’s reality competition to American audiences, doing so with a cast of unknowns scheming for a six-figure prize seemed risky.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Perpetual futures, also called “perps,” let small investors take risky bets with much more leverage than would typically be permitted in traditional products.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

They can also be risky because of their exposure to illiquid or early-stage companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

“To increase income, he’d have to be more risky and go into consumer staples or drugs, and those are not Dividend Aristocrats, but offer higher yield,” Harrington said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Using our real names is too risky, he said.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler