Granular Portfolio

Categories: Investing, Stocks

See: Portfolio.

You've probably heard that every investor should be diversified. The basic wisdom of this strategy follows the adage: "don't put all your eggs in one basket."

Diversification involves spreading your investment funds among many different kinds of assets. That way, you're less vulnerable to losing big chunks of money all at once. If some part of the market goes down, only a small part of your portfolio is invested there.

On the other hand, you're better situated to make money in all circumstances. If some part of the market goes up, you've at least got a little dough working there.

A granular portfolio represents the beau ideal of the diversification strategy. Your portfolio isn't just diversified. It's granular.

Your portfolio is so big and so well diversified that people come from miles around just to admire it. Tourists flock from Europe and Asia just to gawk at it. Instagram influencers email you, looking to get a selfie with your quarterly statements.

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