First, don’t beat yourself up. We’re all learning as we go and the fact that you want to improve your life is terrific. It’s tough to say, but all aspects of your life might be improved by something as simple as taking some assertiveness courses. Worried about the angry lion? A good assertiveness class will teach you to set healthy boundaries in all parts of your life. And once you’re able to learn how to say no, when appropriate, you’ll most likely not get that repeated angry “stepped on” feeling. It will most assuredly have a positive effect on your finances too because a calmly competent and assured employee is a valuable employee.

You see that positive change is needed and truthfully that’s half the battle – so look into getting the proper training to take control of your life – not as the meek mouse or angry lion but as a confident and capable You.   

Market risk is the sudden and unanticipated financial loss that follows after a market decline resulting from events that are out of the fund manager’s control. The explosive nature of the bond and stock markets can be the upshot of unwanted sudden events and occurrences in all corners of the globe. No matter how trained, specialized or competent an analyst or fund manager is, such events simply cannot be predicted. There are no resources capable of doing so.

Some of the unexpected events that shocked the world and sent tremors throughout the financial and economic community include the devaluation of the Mexican Peso during 1982, the 1987 “Black Monday” stock market failure, the Savings and Loan Crisis in the United States during 1989, and only last 2006, the Hedge Fund Amaranth flopped and the financial loss was approximately $5.85 billion.

Many companies have now developed risk measurement techniques that are efficient but still not perfect. When a devastating event will happen and how big would be the fallout after is still unpredictable. Hence, nobody is immune.

The best thing to do is hire the services of Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA’s). They understand the process more than anyone else. They have the ability to eliminate market risks greatly. Hiring one could be expensive but with what they would be able to do you for, it is worth the money.