Quotes About Diversification

I have interests outside of rugby and have been cultivating them for when I do decide to hang up the boots.

I gotta work on my overall game.

Many U.S. investors are already investing overseas rather than at home.

Good investment selection means looking at several sources before you decide on a stock.

The best argument for mutual funds is that they offer safety and diversification. But they don't necessarily offer safety and diversification.

The diversity of physical arguments and opinions embraces all sorts of methods.

I think it's important to have a blend just as we need to have by the way a mix of different opera companies and different arts companies.

three baskets into which you should put your eggs. I call them the security basket, the retirement basket, and the dream basket.

As you pursue long-term growth, don't limit yourself to the specific initiatives discussed here. Stay alert for new growth areas.

Three basic investment principles inform asset-allocation decisions in well-constructed portfolios. First, long-term investors build portfolios with a pronounced equity bias. Second, careful investors fashion portfolios with substantial diversification. Third, sensible investors create portfolios with concern for tax considerations. The principles of equity orientation, diversification, and tax sensitivity find support both in common sense and academic theory.

Table 1.2 Markets Occasionally Crush Concentrated Portfolios Source: Ibbotson Associates. Stocks, Bonds, Bills, and Inflation 2004 Yearbook (Chicago: Ibbotson Associates, 2004).

Investors generally fail to follow the most basic investment precepts. Instead of concentrating on the central issue of creating sensible long-term asset-allocation targets, investors too frequently focus on the unproductive diversions of security selection and market timing. Instead of constructing equity-oriented, well diversified, tax-sensitive portfolios, investors too frequently choose to mimic the conventional, poorly structured consensus

In short, there are always uncertainties. Nothing is preordained and nothing can be ruled out. Things always go wrong. There will be unexpected events and operational setbacks.53 Being prepared is key. You need contingency plans. You have to diversify and maximize your positions, and keep all options open. You must not do anything irrevocable—make a decision or take actions that put yourself in a position you cannot get out of later.

Successful people in particular are susceptible to surges of anything-is-possible. They then plunge into new, seemingly attractive markets hoping to prove themselves to the world yet again. However, it is extremely rare that the same person achieves world championship or wins the Nobel Prize in two disciplines. Danger looms just around the corner if the new activity is too distracting and the core business is neglected.

Develop your situation sensors. –   Get involved in projects outside your area. –   Participate in extracurricular activities. –   Communicate your personal "why.

Earlier, I only used to get the ball into right handers. Over the years, I have developed some variations, thanks to first-class cricket and IPL.

I want to show another side of Middle Easterners. My hope is that I would be able to play a variety of parts, and not always be the guy with the accent.

Owning a variety of asset classes means that some part of your portfolio will be doing well when the cyclical turmoil arises. A broadly diversified portfolio includes large capitalization stocks, small cap, emerging markets, fixed income, real estate and commodities.

Human beings like variety, and they also like partnership... these are scientific values we can point to.

Finland, and all the other European countries, we are too dependent on imported energy. We should be using a broader variety of energy resources.

It is very important for actors to maintain a variety in their body of work.

The Interros strategy toward various assets generally depends on the stage of their development and level of their maturity.

It is amazing that you now have a bus company in Ballymena producing world class buses for Hong Kong, Singapore, London and Las Vegas.

I always wanted to build something in Vegas, especially off The Strip. I know how it is for locals. They don't like going to The Strip for entertainment or even to eat.