Originally Posted by everwiser
Obviously there are too many people on here that do not understand the meaning of the word "risk". Here it is for anyone who cares: Risk- hazard: a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; expose to a chance of loss or damage; gamble: take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome...
Based upon the definition(s) of risk, how were you (or any of us) "supposed to" to get a particular return or "promised" a particular return? The words I quoted don't fit with the work "risk". The words "could" or "possibly" do, but not "supposed to" or "promised".
The sad thing is that there are entirely too many people on here that believe they were "supposed to" or were "promised". If you go to a stock broker and put your money with them, they aren't going to promise/guarantee you a thing except that they are "trying" to increase your stake. Many of these same people are the ones that ended up causing the eventual seizure and ceasing of operations because of their complaints (to various authorities) that they didn't get what they felt they were "supposed to" get or "promised" to get when, in actuality, they were only told that it was a "risk" but that they "could" get the returns illustrated (if things went well).