Quotes on Diversification

Rather than own a little bit of everything, we have always tended to place our eggs in a few dozen baskets and watch them closely.

I think the secret is if you have a lot of stocks, some will do mediocre, some will do okay, and if one or two of 'em go up big time, you produce a fabulous result.

Diversification of risk matters not just defensively, but because it maximizes returns as well, because we expose ourselves to all of the opportunities that there may be out there.

Diversification is a safety factor that is essential because we should be humble enough to admit we can be wrong.

I view diversification not only as a survival strategy but as an aggressive strategy, because the next windfall might come from a surprising place.

The only time you're really diversified is when you have assets you don't want to own.

I think diversification and all the stuff they're teaching at business school today is probably the most misguided concept everywhere.

There are huge advantages for an individual to get into a position where you make a few great investments and just sit back. You're paying less to brokers. You're listening to less nonsense.