Originally posted on December 15, 2019 @ 7:53 pm
Five Reasons Why You Should Diversify Your Investments with fixed income portfolio management Diversifying your investments is a good thing. Investments can be gold, equity in companies, real estate, bonds, and others. So why is diversification so important? Let us find out. Asset allocation Dividing your money between your assets will be one of the most important decisions you take in your life. So the question is how will you choose between investment classes? Give it serious thought, because this is an important matter. You have to be sure that your hard-earned payroll is going into the right channels. You should choose asset classes after careful deliberation on your long-term goals. Correlation The reason we diversify our investments is because we know all asset classes will not move in the same direction. When the equity market is up, gold prices might not be. When there is boom in the property market, the stock market might be lacklustre. The idea is to remain invested in assets that are acting slightly different from the others in your portfolio.
If all investments were acting the same and the expected future returns were similar, a person who is inclined towards diversification would not invest in such assets at all.
Temptation
If you have diversified correctly, you will probably have assets that you may not like. At present, if one of the assets is doing well, you may be tempted to divest from the asset that you do not like and invest in the one that is shining. You have to resist such temptations. Things will change. Some time in the future, the investment you wanted to get rid of might start to fire.
Divesting and reinvesting in an asset that is currently doing well is a mistake. Note that winning assets keep changing. Sometimes payroll specialists may also render investment advice.
Concentration
While it is true that you can earn lots of money by concentrating your investments, if events take a turn for worse, you will end up loosing all of it. You will be surprised to know how often this happens. You might find some people who have become very wealthy by investing all their money in one asset, but there are also people who have lost it all doing it.
While society may celebrate your guts and it might seem exciting to bet it all, your best chances of winning the race is to go at it slowly and steadily.
Reduction of risk
By investing in multiple assets, you may not eliminate your risk completely but you can certainly manage its level. All investments have some element of risk. If you are young, you should be embracing risk because it will be worthwhile in the long term.
Few years back when the stock market plummeted, investors who had heavily invested in stocks received a rude shock when their investments crashed. If they had diversified, their risk would have reduced and their returns would have maximized.
About the author
Grace is an expert associated with i3Group, a leading payroll service provider. Their customized corporate payroll solutions have helped many blue-chip brands across various fields manage payroll obligations efficiently.
