Although markets are still complex, financial products are getting progressively simpler and transparency is the new mantra. It is thus increasingly important to help investors optimize their decision-making by providing intuitive insights into the risks and uncertainties of early and post-early stage equity markets. World Congress of Angel Investors – WBAF 2019 will host a panel discussion on how scenario-based contextualization can facilitate engagement that is based on a solid understanding of financial risks and for making better decisions about investing in start-ups, scale-ups and high-growth businesses.
Financial markets have undergone significant structural changes since the 1950s, when the Modern Portfolio Theory was formulated. Markets and financial products were fairly simple—until the financial deregulation of the early 1980s, which changed all that. In the aftermath of the 2008 global financial crisis, regulations were introduced throughout the world to impose higher transparency in investment decision-making and reduce the information asymmetry of financial markets. Although markets are still complex, financial products are getting progressively simpler and transparency is the new mantra. It is thus increasingly important to help investors optimize their decision-making by providing intuitive insights into the risks and uncertainties of early and post-early stage equity markets. This panel will focus on how scenario-based contextualization can facilitate engagement that is based on a solid understanding of financial risks and for making better decisions about investing in start-ups, scale-ups and high-growth businesses.
