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The idea
of diversification has been with us for a long period of time.
In the world of investments, there are many things we cannot
control such as the return on a given asset class, capital
market conditions, economic conditions and political issues.
However, we can control the way we divide your investment
portfolio among asset classes to balance your investment return
against your risk. The key to managing risk is to spread your
investment dollars over several investment categories to reduce
the overall volatility of your portfolio. Remember that you
want your portfolio to meet your investment goals over the
long term. That is successful investing.
By investing
in mutual funds, which hold many stocks, you can eliminate
the single security risk. When you own a broadly diversified
portfolio of stocks and bonds, only market risk remains. However,
market risk should decline over time as reinvested dividends
and interest are compounded.
Additionally,
diversification allows us to create a solid foundation of
U.S. stocks, international stocks, and bonds that include
both growth and value styles of investing, blue chip stocks,
and lesser known stocks spread across the major sectors of
the economy. Long-term investment success requires broad diversification
and helps the investor stay with her/his investment plan.
Our goal is to design a portfolio of mutual funds, which helps
you achieve your goals with a lower risk and higher total
return than the average mutual fund.
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