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5. Build a robust portfolio

5. Build a robust portfolio

Diversification is probably the most commonly quoted piece of investment advice. Yet unfortunately, time and time again people tend to over concentrate their investments in a specific stock or asset. The idea behind diversification is that it spreads out risk and therefore helps mitigate all kinds of developments, especially negative shocks. The reality is that no asset, stock, region, sector or currency will outperform all the time. Multi-asset funds, which divide their investments between different assets, such as stocks, bonds, cash, & property aim to reduce permanent loss of capital.

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