Why Should I Invest In A Portfolio?

You hear a lot of obscure terms in the investing business, too many of them math-related for sure. But one key idea that far too many gloss over is "portfolio." It sounds pretty complicated, but it's not that hard to grasp. A portfolio is just a collection of investments. They are typically chosen at the same time with the purpose of providing the investor a range of asset classes. This is not the same thing as diversification, which is owning a lot of investments in each asset class. An index...