https://padlet.com/corinne_dixon/9q5zjwx4cwpd en-us 2017-06-29 16:47:00 UTC 2017-06-29 17:11:33 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png corinne_dixon https://padlet.com/corinne_dixon/9q5zjwx4cwpd/wish/177757751 Diversification means to invest in many things rather than just one. This way, if one of your investments fail, you have not lost all of your money. Diversification lowers risks, although it does not eliminate them (Personal Finance, 12). ]]> 2017-06-29 16:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/corinne_dixon/9q5zjwx4cwpd/wish/177757751 corinne_dixon https://padlet.com/corinne_dixon/9q5zjwx4cwpd/wish/177757942 It is incredibly important to diversify. If you have ever heard the saying "don't put all your eggs in one basket", that is basically the concept that is being applied here. You do not want to invest all of your money into one thing because if that fails, you have lost your savings. Instead, you should invest in things that tend to move in opposite directions so that if one is performing poorly, the others keep your savings moving in a positive direction (Personal Finance, 12).]]> 2017-06-29 16:51:46 UTC https://padlet.com/corinne_dixon/9q5zjwx4cwpd/wish/177757942 corinne_dixon https://padlet.com/corinne_dixon/9q5zjwx4cwpd/wish/177758420 A high risk investment would be putting a large portion of money into one stock (Personal Finance, 11).  I am going to invest $4456 into Verizon's stock for my investment portfolio.]]> 2017-06-29 16:59:38 UTC https://padlet.com/corinne_dixon/9q5zjwx4cwpd/wish/177758420 corinne_dixon https://padlet.com/corinne_dixon/9q5zjwx4cwpd/wish/177758840 Medium risk investments include stocks, mutual funds, property, etc.  These investments are diversified but still created to make the most profit possible (Personal Finance, 12).  For my portfolio, I would invest $2500 into the mutual fund: Fidelity® Select Software and IT Services Portfolio.]]> 2017-06-29 17:05:56 UTC https://padlet.com/corinne_dixon/9q5zjwx4cwpd/wish/177758840 corinne_dixon https://padlet.com/corinne_dixon/9q5zjwx4cwpd/wish/177759107 A low risk investment is generally made by older people looking to retire soon.   They still want to make some profit but at minimal risks (Personal Finance. 12).  A low risk investment that I am adding to my portfolio is a savings account with $2500 in it.]]> 2017-06-29 17:09:00 UTC https://padlet.com/corinne_dixon/9q5zjwx4cwpd/wish/177759107