A semi-random investing rule that limits investment to no more than 2% of a given portfolio in any one security. The goal is to lesson shocks to the portfolio by forcing diversity and exposure to a wide range of investments. The problem: it encourages a portfolio to sell their winners (i.e. if they pierce 2% because the stock does well, that security has to be sold so that the overall position winnows down to 2%), and buy more of their losers. The result is often APOC (a portfolio of crap).
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Finance: What is a Diversified Mutual Fu...20 Views
finance a la shmoop what is a diversified mutual fund? all right people
listen up it's lots of investments stocks bonds exposure to risk and reward [Risk and reward punch man in face]
everywhere energy, telecom, insurance, real estate, banking, chemicals, tech, retail not
enough diversity yet well those are just sectors or industries and there's a
whole bunch of them what about geography geographic diversity the US, Russia, China
Europe someday maybe Mars Elon what do you think well maybe exposures to [Elon Musk floating in space]
different currencies or commodities cycles as the diversity you seek hmm
well that's diversity Benetton eat your heart out so the bigger question is why
would you want such diversity? well the idea is that you mitigate risk by being
diverse the don't put all your eggs in one basket thing if one investment goes [Value of investment graph appears]
bust well at least you have plans B C and D to fall back on and if this is
grabbing you check out our videos on efficient markets theory for more on the
subject or maybe diversify your knowledge and watch all of our finance
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