A balanced diet for investors
People will tell you that it is best to spread your risk and that's quite true.
But even the big funds have difficulty diversifying properly. Just look at how they were stung when the share markets went into free-fall in 2000.
If you are buying shares as a form of savings then it is good to spread the risk.
By all means put all your cash into the latest high tech company on the market - if you can afford to lose all your savings. Spread the money around.
Spreading the risk: This investor seems have the right ingredients for stock market success