The principle of a diversified portfolio is based upon the Nobel Prize winning ideas of Markowitz who concluded that because different assets respond differently to market conditions, it is possible to design a portfolio in which you would be less exposed to market downturns.
Not exact matches
This is why «Maintain a moderately
diversified portfolio» is one
of my Ten Guiding
Principles of Personal Finance.
This
principle is based on theory that when a stock goes down in a
diversified portfolio, it will be offset by the gains
of the other stocks.
One strategy might be to maintain a
diversified portfolio using the
principles of correct asset allocation, while at the same time opening another, more speculative account.