diversification
Diversification means spreading your money across many different investments instead of putting it all in one place. The idea is that if one investment loses value the others can help soften the blow.
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Spreading it out and betting big: what each one protects you from. Owning many things removes one kind of risk and leaves another one completely untouched. Knowing which is which keeps the word from turning into a slogan.
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