Welcome to the December 18th, 2007 edition of the Cavalcade of Risk. The topic of risk often takes a backseat when talking about finance, but it’s extremely important to adjust whatever financial action you’re taking for risk. A bet on black in Vegas will yield a 100% rate of return on your money, but most of us never make that “investment” because there’s too much risk involved! Read some of these articles submitted by blogs from around the internet and consider whether or not you’re taking an acceptable amount of risk in your life.

Health Care

An Enigmatic Conundrum (How Insurance Companies Are Trying To Get You to Take On More Risk) @ InsureBlog

Changing the way we see disability @ Workers Comp Insider

Dangers of Getting Your Health Insurance on Your Own @ Consumer’s Health Insurance Blog

Fitting Health Care Into The Budget @ Insurance Shoppers

Medicare Part D and Switching Costs @ Healthcare Economist

Investing

10 Common Investing Mistakes Or Just Personal Choices? @ The Digerati Life

Ben Stein vs. Goldman Sachs: Market-Makers, Brokers, and Trusted Advisors @ Trust Matters

Common Mutual Fund Investing Mistakes @ Bullreturns.com

Our 7 Mutual Fund Investing Mistakes! @ Fire Finance

Risk Management – Pure Risk and Speculative Risk Explained @ Personal Financier

The Fund Authority Score – A Better Mutual Fund and ETF Rating System @ The Skilled Investor Blog

Real Estate

Renter’s Insurance, Pay a Little, or Lose Everything? @ Debt Free

Rent Back House Tips To Avoid Home Loss @ FYIAbout.com

Business and Insurance

What Everybody Ought to Know About Car Insurance @ Personal Finance Strategy

Political Calculations: The Business of Bootlegging @ Political Calculations

Strategic corporate reputation @ Sox First

The Fed to the Rescue Yet Again, But at What Cost? @ The Agonist

That’s Crazy Talk! (About Debt, Savings and Emergencies) @ I’ve Paid For This Twice Already…



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