Annuities - Discussion

Systematic risk evaluates the probability and extent of negative consequences to the larger body. For example, the government has a record of intervening in the event of a probable bank failure; the government’s larger concern is the negative impact on bank customers. Some call this a government bail-out.

Discuss the effect on stock market investor confidence should bank customers, individuals and businesses alike, lose access to savings and undergo a loss of future purchasing power due to a bank failure.