Risk-averse

This investment is not for the risk-averse.

Near-synonyms: conservative; reluctant; cautious

The answer, says Mark Smith (The Man in Seat 61) is "to reassure the risk-averse Treasury that prices within a new structure will not be difficult to adjust if calculations to achieve revenue neutrality are out by 2% or whatever. You're not stuck with the prices you implement on Day 1."

Arsenal were untroubled elsewhere, Forest's risk-averse gameplan making it a relatively easy night for their defenders until Awoniyi emerged after being out with injury since October, finally giving them something to think about.