Originally Posted by
Snoopy
I think the most important thing about any investment is knowing what could happen, rather than what is certain to happen. No-one knows with absolute certainty what is going to happen. But if you are aware of what could happen, then you are a much better informed investor in evaluating a particular investment risk. If you go into a investment blissfully unaware of bad things that 'could happen', but nothing negative happens, that doesn't make you an investment hero. It just means you are a lucky gambler.