{"id":31381,"date":"2018-06-03T00:24:13","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T00:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ismartnetwork.co.uk\/?p=31381"},"modified":"2018-06-03T00:24:13","modified_gmt":"2018-06-03T00:24:13","slug":"jim-rogers-explains-why-you-shouldnt-diversify-your-portfolio-too-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ismartnetwork.co.uk\/?p=31381","title":{"rendered":"Jim Rogers explains why you shouldn’t diversify your portfolio too much"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Owning a mix of assets is an “Investing 101” way to minimize risk. 
\nBut oddly enough, Jim Rogers is not a fan of diversification.
\nDiversifying beyond about 30 securities doesn’t bring any additional benefits in reducing overall portfolio risk.<\/p>\n

Diversification is generally considered one of the basic tenets of investing and financial planning. Owning a mix of assets, ideally with a low correlation<\/a> – including, stocks, bonds, real estate and gold, for example – is Investing 101.<\/p>\n

That is… unless you’re one of the world’s most famous investors. Jim Rogers, who I’ve written about recently (see here<\/a>, here<\/a> and here<\/a>), is not a fan of diversification…See the rest of the story at Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n

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