Not Investment Advice (from a Geek in the Business School)
From Beyond Infinity by Piers Cunningham
December 9, 2025 · 1h 20m
About this episode
Piers discusses risk management and decision making with mathematician Dr Ian Storey.
Piers is joined by mathematician and university lecturer Dr Ian Storey to discuss how lessons from business school on understanding risk can provide useful life lessons. Ian explains how fear of losing prevents many people from making a good bet and how success depends on a degree of risk. But risk is everywhere - from investing in equities to fixed income from bank deposits.
People in this episode
Host: Piers Cunningham
Guest: Dr Ian Storey
Topics covered
- risk management
- investing
- business education
- decision making
- mathematics
Keywords
- risk
- investment
- business school
- fear of losing
- equities
- fixed income
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: business school
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