"Diversification potential" refers to the ability to spread investments across different types of assets or sectors. It reduces risk by distributing resources to various areas, increasing the probability of achieving better overall performance and avoiding undue reliance on a single investment.
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The average pairwise correlation of 0.03, as shown in the following correlation matrix, confirms the strong
diversification potential of combining these three strategies:
Peer to peer loans have
excellent diversification potential, since they most likely have low or negative correlation to many other common investment alternatives, such as stocks or bonds.
The investment universe of almost 4,300 non-U.S. small - cap stocks should allow active small - cap international managers
greater diversification potential and flexibility in portfolio construction.
These asset classes are chosen not only for their potential for returns — which are attractive in their own right — but for
their diversification potential.
This is not unusual and again speaks to
the diversification potential of factor - based strategies.