All investments have potential risks. At Good2use.com we encourage efficient risk assessment. However, it is still the responsibility of the individual to understand their own tolerance of risk and satisfy himself or herself that an investment meets their own criteria for risk.
The major potential risks of investment include:

• Price risk: Values can go down as well as up. Returns may not be what was expected and, as a result the value of a company (and the investment in it) may fall.
• Interest rate risk: Interest rates can both rise and fall.
• Entrepreneur risk: The individual(s) you invest in may not deliver..
• Cash flow risk: Purchasers may be slow in paying, delivery may be impacted by unforeseen events, etc..
• International risk: Every country has inherent legal, political, currency and economic risks. The level of these risks varies significantly by country.
• Opportunity risk: You may spend time researching a proposal only to find it doesn't hold water.