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Are You Taking Enough Aspirational Risk?

Money For the Rest of Us

CHAPTER

The Limits of Modern Portfolio Theory and Aspirational Risk

This chapter critiques modern portfolio theory by examining the frequency of extreme market events and their psychological impacts on investor behavior. It introduces the concept of 'aspirational risk' and addresses the gap between theoretical diversification and real-world practices in investment.

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