Take a look at any major fund portfolio or any seasoned investor’s holdings and you’ll find a broad smattering of investments. This can include different sectors, investment products, allocations and ...

The older your business gets, the more difficult it might be to increase market share or profits, especially if you're seeking exponential growth. Diversifying into new business areas not only gives ...

Along with every investment comes not only opportunity for gains, but also risks. A few major ones are: The risk of losing money. With price volatility, your investment may not be available at a value ...

Since the Great Financial Crisis of 2007-08, when the correlation of all risky assets rose toward 1, investors have been hearing that because of globalization the world has become “flat.”. That led ...

When Charles Darwin embarked on his five-year odyssey on HMS Beagle, a Royal Navy surveying ship, he was an inexperienced, 23-year-old gentleman naturalist. He returned as one of the rising scientific ...

Discover Warren Buffett’s view on diversification and why he believes it's a safeguard for those lacking knowledge. Learn the implications for informed investors.

Editor’s note: Read the latest on how the coronavirus is rattling the markets and what investors can do to navigate it. Correlations often tend to increase during periods of market stress, making ...

Investing is a proven way to build long-term wealth, but the path is not a straight line. Market volatility creates stressful swings and short-term losses along the way. While that’s true any year, ...

One of the cruel facts about portfolio diversification is that it may or may not pay off in any given period. During periods of market stress, correlations often move higher as many asset classes tend ...

DUBAI - Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, the UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda, has acknowledged the GCC countries, especially the UAE, for setting a precedent in diversifying their economies, ...