The Many Sides of Diversification: Spreading Your Bets Across Stocks, Factors and Asset Classes

The idea of diversification is simple. Most investors understand that spreading your bets and avoiding overconcentration is a good idea. But the details behind how to do that can be much more complicated. In this episode, we take a deep dive into diversification. We look at the number of stocks a portfolio needs to be diversified, the importance of factor diversification, whether a portfolio with only stocks and bonds can be considered properly diversified and why rebalancing is an essential part of diversification.

00:55 – The different ways to look at diversification
03:04 – How many stocks do you need to be diversified?
05:01 – Systematic vs. idiosyncratic risk
07:23 – The linkage between behavior and diversification
10:43 – The importance of factor diversification
20:09 – ESG and the importance of understanding what drives stock returns
24:53 – Is Justin diversified?
29:49 – Can a portfolio with just stocks and bonds be diversified?
41:46 – Why rebalancing is essential for diversification

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Originally Posted September 25, 2023 – The Many Sides of Diversification: Spreading Your Bets Across Stocks, Factors and Asset Classes

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2 thoughts on “The Many Sides of Diversification: Spreading Your Bets Across Stocks, Factors and Asset Classes”

Robert Munzner says:

September 29, 2023 at 5:55 pm

I don’t want to listen. I want to read.

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- Interactive Brokers says:
  
  November 6, 2023 at 2:52 pm
  
  Hello Robert, unfortunately there is no transcript for this podcast/ video. We appreciate your interest in creating a transcript and have passed on your recommendation to the appropriate team.
  
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