Ronald Rogé, a financial planner in Bohemia, N.Y., suggests that as a less risky alternative, potential co-signers consider providing a cash gift for the down payment.
Shorting shares of stock is a risky business the potential loss is unlimited and terms are not too good (see "Shortchanged," Dec. 11, 2006).
The impact of complex engineering projects at London Bridge and Crossrail were likely to make the franchise a risky proposition for potential bidders.
Donahue and Patterson argue that while investing in Broadway is a risky proposition, "the potential for profit on Broadway is commensurate with that level of risk".
Jamie Kiggen, the well-regarded Internet analyst at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette and normally a big fan of America Online, has called the acquisition of Netscape tragic and too risky for the potential reward.
In interviews on Sunday, lawmakers in Washington described the agreement as a risky one, with potential benefits for stability in the Middle East if it succeeds and huge risks for Mr. Obama — both abroad and at home — if it fails.
Until President Obama's political future is clear, his administration is putting off potential risky choices on national security challenges like Iran and Syria that could prove unpopular with voters, Mark Landler writes.
The successful argument at the time was that allowing a humbled and constrained Mr. Hussein to stay in power was less risky than the potential chaos -- for Iraq and for its neighbors -- of a headless yet oil-rich Iraq rent among its Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish populations.
New prospects are risky, but the potential payoff is huge.
Following introduces some of them: what are the potential risky consequences of making these robots?
