Sentences with phrase «merely took a risk on»

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Moreover, basing your work merely on formulas that will give you success without taking risks is simply doing things for the wrong reasons.

Let's assume that the goal of diversification is to reduce our risk by taking on new, uncorrelated risks in order to seek equitylike returns at bondlike risk — our industry's holy grail — rather than merely to invest some of our money in low - volatility markets.8 Most would suggest that other risky assets should serve this purpose — if they offer an uncorrelated risk premium (e.g., if that risk premium is related to risk, not to beta).

«The court went on to say that reckless sexual conduct — involving «voluntary taking of risk» and «indifference to consequences» — might be actionable, but merely negligent (i.e., careless) conduct in which a defendant simply «did not think about possible injury to the plaintiff» is not.

Using house money to facilitate bond trades — or principal risk - taking — was far more lucrative than merely acting on clients» behalf to execute stock orders.