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Lesson 10: Plan for Volatility and Risk | Paula Pant
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November 13, 2025
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8:33Now PlayingSome people love skydiving. Some are willing to give a bad relationship another chance. Some are even up for rolling the die with old Chinese food at the back of the fridge. And some want nothing to do with any of these scenarios. Everyone has a different risk tolerance.
When it comes to allocating your investments, Paula Pant, host of the Afford Anything podcast, says you should also assess your capacity to withstand volatility in the market (i.e., the events you can’t control).
In this video lesson, she discusses how to determine your general “risk profile” and apply it to your portfolio.
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About Paula Pant:
Paula Pant is the host of the Afford Anything podcast, an award-winning show with more than 24 million downloads. It was named by the New York Times as one of “7 Podcasts Your Wallet Will Love.”
She is also the founder of Afford Anything, a personal finance brand with more than 75,000 newsletter subscribers.
She is a Knight-Bagehot Business and Economics Journalism Fellow at Columbia University.
Pant is frequently featured in financial media including Money Magazine, the Washington Post, Oprah.com, CNBC, Fortune, Marie Claire, Marketplace Money, Men’s Health, Real Simple, Outside Magazine, Cosmopolitan, the New York Times, and more. She’s spoken at the “Talks at Google” series and guest lectured at Georgetown University. She lives in New York City.
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