Blog entries tagged investor http://lightbrigadecorp.com Fri, 24 May 2013 05:37:41 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://lightbrigadecorp.com/blog/young-investorsa-trauma-likely-to-plague-them-for-long-term.html <p>When disasters occur, the full repercussions sometimes take years to manifest.</p><br/><p>One example is the trend among young adults (ages 18-25) to shy away from equity investments. Having come of age during the crisis, and seen firsthand the devastation visited upon their parents and grandparents, this cohort appears to exhibit higher than average risk aversion. The higher aversion means they are investing less in equities, despite the empirical observation that equities outperform other inveRead More... Yuval Bar-Or Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0100 young risk nest egg investor fear crisis aversion