One of the most important things you can do as an investor is keep your risks under control, and this is one of the most powerful lessons we teach at Merriman.

Our work has lots of fans. Allan Roth, a financial planner and author who teaches behavioral finance at the University of Denver, recently drew on some of our work to make the case that many investors are taking more risk than they realize. You can read his blog post on the topic at CBSMoneyWatch.com.