Michael Carpenter 
The ‚Risk-Wise‘ Risk Management Planning Process 

From The ‚Risk-Wise‘ Investor, this chapter takes you
through a step-by-step process to effectively manage risk. This
risk planning strategy is dedicated to helping you become familiar
and completely comfortable with an easy-to-use, very effective, and
holistic risk management planning process. It’s a system that you
can put to work right away in preparing for and effectively
managing the risks you’ll face. Author and industry veteran Michael
Carpenter believes the key to risk management is to recognize that
business and financial phenomenon exists and to factor it into your
investment thinking.

This chapter demystifies risk management, covering:

* Portfolio strategies for all market conditions

* Active and Passive risk management strategies

* Risk Assessment

* Decision Making Checklists

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

CHAPTER 1 The Increasing Importance of
‚Risk-Wise‘ Investing.

CHAPTER 2 Introduction to the ‚Risk-Wise‘
Risk Management Process.

CHAPTER 3 The Evolving History of Risk and Risk
Management.

CHAPTER 4 ‚Risk‘–What Is It, and How
Does It Work?

CHAPTER 5 Which ‚School‘ of Risk Management
Is Best?

CHAPTER 6 How Your Body Can Work Against You.

CHAPTER 7 Understanding the Risk Perception/Reality
Gap.

CHAPTER 8 Avoiding Common Pitfalls of Decision Making
Under Uncertainty.

CHAPTER 9 The Advantages of Managing Risk Categories.

CHAPTER 10 Understanding and Prioritizing Risks.

CHAPTER 11 The ‚Risk-Wise‘ Risk Management
Planning Process.

CHAPTER 12 Models of Outstanding Risk Management.

CHAPTER 13 The Value of Knowledgeable and Trusted
Financial Advice.

CHAPTER 14 Navigating Crisis Events and Bear Markets.

Summary and Afterthoughts.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Additional Information for Readers.

About the Author.

Index.

Über den Autor

Michael T. Carpenter is a true investment industry veteran, with over thirty-five years of professional experience. He has led industry programs at both Harvard and Columbia University. Carpenter has also worked as a successful financial advisor, then regional and national level executive with Paine Webber, and subsequently led national distribution efforts–including sales, sales support, and key accounts teams; product development, marketing, and national advisor and investor educational programs–for John Hancock Funds, as well as Transamerica IDEX, MFS, and Rydex Global Advisors before setting up his own Boston-based sales and marketing consulting firm in 2003.