The Canadian dollar weakened against its U.S. counterpart on Monday, giving back some monthly gains, as investors grew risk-averse ahead of U.S. trade tariffs expected to be unveiled this week.

That inversion typically precedes recessions. Yield curve proponents say inversion is bad because it means investors are risk-averse, making recession inevitable. But in Fisher Investments’ view ...

Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo have all touted the so-called belly of the curve since the latest Fed meeting. Investors have grown increasingly wary about whether — and to what extent ...

understanding a client’s risk tolerance level or risk aversion is valuable because people react differently when information is presented as a loss or a gain. When used correctly, risk tolerance ...

The researchers acknowledge this seems to go against common sense. "Typically, risk-averse individuals will avoid risky assets as volatility increases. In this paper we show that owner-occupied ...