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Virtues of Diversification
Today's markets are increasingly global in scale and driven by a variety of factors. Shifts in the marketplace that once were isolated to a particular region or sector now reverberate around the world almost instantaneously. This highlights the critical importance of diversifying your assets.
The purpose of diversification is to provide investors with an optimal mix of investments that have the potential to produce the desired returns with the least amount of fluctuation. Portfolios can be diversified based on asset class, economic sector, country or investment style (growth or value). The chart below depicts the historical returns of diversified investments from 1981-2001:
Your PM portfolio will be constructed using the appropriate asset allocation for your individual needs. Additionally, your portfolio will also be diversified across economic sectors . Since you have direct contact with your PM manager, he or she can react quickly to any changes in your personal situation which may warrant some portfolio repositioning.
For more information, please contact your Smith Barney Financial Advisor.
