Empathy encourages people to take more risk when markets are booming, and this tendency to take on excess risk during good times turns out to bite them when crisis arrives.

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William Bernstein

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empathy basically encourages you to take more risk when the sun is shining and that turns out to turns around to bite you when the storm clouds gather

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4 'Deep Risks' That Could Decimate Your Portfolio | William BernsteinDavid Lin
Created: 8/10/2026, 11:00:47 PM

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