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RICK BOOKSTABER SHARES HIS INSTITUTIONAL LEVEL FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE WITH INDIVIDUALS

September 25, 2021

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Financial risk management has long been available only to institutional investors who pay a fortune to acquire it. Rick Bookstaber who has been a chief risk officer at many leading financial institutions is bringing his approach and knowledge to individual investors through his new consulting firm Fabric and is sharing it with WEALTHTRACK viewers. 

WEALTHTRACK Episode #1813 broadcast on September 24, 2021

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RICHARD BOOKSTABER

  • Former Chief Risk Officer, University of California’s Pension & Endowment Portfolios,
  • Founder & Chief Risk Officer,
  • Fabric

ACTION POINT


DO A PERIODIC RISK ASSESSMENT OF YOUR FINANCIAL SITUATION

  • Review Your Financial Goals
  • How Well Does Your Portfolio Match Them?
  • How Concentrated Are Your Holdings?
    • (For Example: 10 Stocks, Including Faangs = 25% of S+p 500 Market Cap)
  • How Leveraged Are You?
    • Too Much Debt Can Lead to Forced Selling in a Market Downturn
  • Do You Have Enough Savings to See You Through a Bear Market?

BOOKSHELF

ONE INVESTMENT

UNDERSTAND YOUR PORTFOLIO’S RISKS

Review your holdings on a factor basis

Examples: 

  • Technology vs. Basic materials 
  • U.S. vs. Emerging markets
  • Value vs. Growth
  • High cap vs. Low cap

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Richard Bookstaber from the WEALTHTRACK Archives:

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STRATEGIC SPORT

Financial risk management expert Rick Bookstaber has earned a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu, a sport he is passionate about for both its athletic and cerebral qualities.   

FINANCIAL RISK EXPERT RICK BOOKSTABER IDENTIFIES THE SUBSTANTIAL NEW RISKS FACING THE MARKETS TODAY

September 17, 2021

Part 1 of 2

In a recent WEALTHTRACK interview investment legend Jeremy Grantham said we are in a “bubble of epic proportions,” more dangerous than 1929. He cited what he calls extreme valuations and speculative behavior in the stock, bond, housing, and some commodity markets. 

If Grantham is right, or even if conditions are not as extreme as he believes they are, there is no question that there have been record-breaking bull runs in all of those markets in the last couple of years. But how risky are they for investors?  

For answers, we are turning to a noted expert on managing financial risk. Our guest this week is Rick Bookstaber, Founder and Chief Risk Officer of Fabric, a platform he created in 2018 to provide institutional-level risk management tools and advice to individuals through financial advisors and asset owners. 

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BOOKSTABER: RISK OBSESSION

September 17, 2021

Financial risk expert Rick Bookstaber describes himself as “obsessed with risk”. Evidently, he comes by it naturally.

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