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Why is it Important to Diversify Retirement Investments?

Retirement investment is one of the best ways to secure oneself financially during the old age in the current times. Earlier most people received pension that was enough to take care of their small day to day expenses. People were content with what they had and took pleasure in the little joys of life such as spending time with family, taking a stroll in the nearby park, visiting the church and the likes. However, things have changed over the years. Many private companies do not provide pension these days. Even those who receive pension find it difficult to lead their life comfortably as that small amount is not enough to maintain their lifestyle. Choosing smart retirement investment options has thus become the need of the hour.

There are several investment options that can yield excellent returns. However, it is not suggested to invest all your money in any one of them. It is always better to diversify your investments. Why? Let us understand the concept of diversification and also the need to diversify retirement investments.

What is Diversification of Investment?

The concept of diversification of investment means investing in different plans, industries and categories. The idea is to choose investment options that are likely to behave differently in a given market situation or event. This is a tried and tested formula and investors vouch for it. It may seem difficult as you will have to understand the nitty-gritty’s of various kinds of investment plans and options and manage a lot of documents. However, all this is totally worth it. 

Diversify InvestmentstoLower the Risk

Investing all your money in a single investment plan or industry is clearly very risky. For instance, you invest all your hard earned money in real estate considering it is booming since the last several years. But is there a guarantee, it wouldn’t see a slow down in the future? Or may be you decide to purchase stocks of a single organization as it has been seeing an upward trend since a long time. But does that mean it cannot see a downfall in the times to come?

There have been so many instances wherein big business tycoons have gone bankrupt and their companies have been overtaken by others. Likewise, several flourishing sectors including the IT sector, real estate and telecom have seen major losses in the past and this has impacted those who have invested in them. This implies that no matter how much a sector is booming or how well a company is performing you must not invest all your funds in them. You must always look for different options when it comes to making investment. It is a good idea to purchase stocks and bonds of different companies, purchase a small property, buy some gold coins, invest some money in bitcoin and opt for various other investment options depending upon the finances you can spare. This is how you can reduce financial risk and maximize the returns.

We hope this makes it clear why diversification of investment is extremely essential.

Originally published on 09/11/2020 in Husband's Thoughts, by Del

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