Risk aversion and loss aversion are clearly two of the most fundamental concepts in investing. People who are more loss averse and/or more risk averse tend to invest less in risky assets like equities and thus have lower retirement nest eggs later in life. Risk aversion depends on all kinds of factors like gender, income, personality, etc. but one facto…
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