Equities are not necessarily more risky than such “safe” assets as US Treasuries. Equities are not necessarily more risky than such “safe” assets as US Treasuries. Read MoreDrivers of Value, Economics, Equity Investments, Fixed Income, Performance Measurement & Evaluation, Portfolio Management, Risk Management, bonds, equities, fixed income, Inflation, interest rates, Investment Products and Asset Classes, risk management, stocks, US Treasuries, volatility