Risk management strategies can be applied in the context of unpredictable events like a pandemic by maintaining a healthy cash balance. This acts as a hedge against any risk that cannot be identified or quantified ahead of time. It's also important to constantly monitor the situation and adjust strategies as necessary. This includes being prepared for different outcomes and using the information available to minimize risks and maximize opportunities.
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Purnanandam meditates on the question of what can the managers do to control risks that are not even identifiable? "Unlike exchange rates or commodity prices, there are no market-based derivatives contracts that can be used to hedge such a threat," Purnanandam writes. He's answer is cash balance. Cash balance is the best vaccine against unpredictable events such as the pandemic, Purnanandam writes. Moreover, he believes that cash is actually the best hedge against any risk that cannot be identified or quantified ahead of time. So in case of Apple, a $200 billion pile of cash is what makes it resistant to the risk.
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