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Risk, the Limits of Financial Risk Management, and Corporate Resilience

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  • René M. Stulz

    (Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
    National Bureau of Economic Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
    European Corporate Governance Institute, Brussels, Belgium)

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Existing evidence shows convincingly that expected cash flows of nonfinancial firms can be negatively affected by their total risk, so that nonfinancial firms can create shareholder wealth by managing their total risk. After reviewing theories that demonstrate links between firm value and total risk, I examine how financial risk management is used to manage firm total risk. I conclude from the evidence that the use of financial risk management is mostly limited to near-term risk in nonfinancial firms. I offer explanations for this limited role of financial risk management. I argue that the limitations of financial risk management make it important for firms to also focus on resilience and call for more research on the costs and benefits of resilience.

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  • René M. Stulz, 2025. "Risk, the Limits of Financial Risk Management, and Corporate Resilience," Annual Review of Financial Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 17(1), pages 411-430, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:anr:refeco:v:17:y:2025:p:411-430
    DOI: 10.1146/annurev-financial-112823-022941
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    JEL classification:

    • G23 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Non-bank Financial Institutions; Financial Instruments; Institutional Investors
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill

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