The obvious solution is
broad diversification not only by asset class, but also within the fixed income asset class by quality and strategy.
Not exact matches
I'm probably being a little too critical about the percentages — but [the point is] in this kind of slow - growth environment, having a
broad diversification of stocks and bonds doesn't work as well.
Diversification is when you have
broad exposure across large swathes of the market, versus having most — if
not all — of your investment capital tied up into one or two stocks, or one or two industries.
This
broad customer base provides us with
not only
diversification but also market validation for additional new customers.
And that said, I also believe in
broad market
diversification within asset classes — i.e. I don't want any single portfolio manager to have a sizable impact.
The good news: Bond funds aren't insured the way CDs are, but many actively managed bond funds and ETFs do offer professional credit research, portfolio construction, and
broad diversification to help manage credit risk.
ETFs promise
broad diversification at rock - bottom costs, but
not necessarily in every asset class.
Liz should look for low - cost mutual funds (most ETFs don't work well for monthly purchases because you have to pay trading fee, but there are exceptions) that offer
broad diversification.
They also provide
broader diversification that you probably couldn't achieve on your own, and at a more reasonable cost.
These index funds will
not only accomplish
broad asset allocation but will also provide excellent
diversification among the assets classes while keeping expenses low.
For this reason, credit risk does
not provide the same
diversification benefits to a
broad portfolio as interest rate risk does.
It may be surprising that the much
broader diversification of the equal - weight strategy does
not ensure materially better risk characteristics.
This level of
diversification not only means that investors are exposed to a
broader range of potential return - boosting opportunities but are also protected from the risk that the failure of a single investment could cause material damage to the overall portfolio.
The Fund is suitable for Australian investors that are seeking a high conviction equity strategy but who do
not want to sacrifice portfolio
diversification opportunities which the
broader market presents.
As you can see they have a
broad diversification that also includes real estate via the Vanguard REIT Index fund, which isn't something that Betterment gives you.
And I think this gives another alternative to an average retail individual investor, maybe to start constructing their portfolio more like an institution and get
broad diversification that's extremely transparent, so they know what they own at a very low cost,
not to mention there's a lot of tax efficiencies that go along with it.
Thus, the portfolios can
not be called «commission free» but maintaining
diversification and a
broad mix of ETFs should be of higher concern than saving, at most, 3 commissions per month.
This greater range of variety and choices can lead to a
broader as well as more effective
diversification if intentionally ETFs are chosen which do
not correlate positively.
Buying
broad - market index funds is the best way to maximize
diversification — it won't eliminate market risk (ie if the entire market goes down 40 %, so will your investment) but it will reduce the effects of betting your dollars on individual stocks.
Unlike gold funds or ETFs, gold stocks don't offer
broad diversification but they do offer greater leverage on the price of gold — both up and down.
Protection for investors comes
not from overly
broad diversification but from good valuation in relation to prevailing prices.
By contrast, law firms have
not sought
diversification on anything like a similar scale through building teams of non-lawyers to add to a
broader revenues portfolio.