Hello Hive Fam!
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Investing is a journey for me, and I believe that we continue to learn and improve, but there is no end. I have been investing in the stock market from last 8 years, and still there are many things that I need to learn about. Diversification is one of the parts that I learned during covid time, and it is critical. I believe that every investor should follow diversification with the investment, and it helps manage it well. It's like they were putting all your eggs in one basket because you never know when things go the other way round, and all your investment will be at risk, and you'll lose a lot of value. I started following the diversification after the Covid lockdown Because that was the time when I got the opportunity to learn many things in my investing journey.
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Risk management is a critical part of investment, and with diversification, we can minimise it. It is never possible to keep risk at 0% in any investment, but it can be minimised by following certain strategies. If somebody says any segment is risk-free, then I'm not going to believe it because I believe that risk-free investment does not exist. I have seen many situations where something looked very good and promising, but at some point in time, it turned out to be a loss-making segment and investment altogether.
Some of the benefits that we can achieve with diversification are as follows:-
- Risk Management (Risk Mitigation)
- Optimise Returns
- Market Volatility mitigation
- Exposure in multiple segments
- Long-Term Goal
We can do the risk management biodiversification because if there is a segment that looks more promising, then there is also a probability of risk, so putting a certain percentage of the capital on that segment can be a good idea. It also helps us to optimise returns because sometimes a few segments perform better and with diversification we can get benefited of those returns, so in a way we are optimising returns in the best possible way. Markets are volatile, but different markets have different types of volatility. So if we have the exposure segment, then the possibility of returns can be high. It is recommended that long-term investing is the best strategy to follow, and along with that, managing the risk through diversification is equally important. Where investors can mitigate the risk and probably achieve better returns in the long term, diversification plays a critical role.
My investment portfolio is diversified in real estate and cryptocurrencies, where crypto is the latest addition I made last year. Even in the crypto segment, I am diversified because I don't believe in one coin, so having a couple of them in my basket looks good. Hive looks promising to me, but I can not ignore Bitcoin, so I have both in my list. Thank you!
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