The reconstruction splurge actually made that kind of diversification more difficult, island officials said.
A real boost to exports to Europe will, in any case, depend on another kind of diversification: in the kind of goods that Mexico sells there.
The Dutch fund-of-funds firm also brings a new line of business, the kind of diversification public investors like to see.
If preferred stocks occupy a small portion of a diversified portfolio containing United States Treasuries, money market funds, corporate bonds, municipal bonds and real estate investment trusts, this kind of diversification offers much less volatility than piling into a single class of high-yield securities.
It takes some effort to get that kind of diversification.
That kind of diversification could help Fuji through an uncertain period in the consumer photography industry.
That's why the right kind of diversification is important, but building a diversified portfolio that can deliver great returns is hard.
If there was any indication why that kind of diversification was important, you can look to the second quarter this year — when Alphabet, for a split second, became the most valuable company in the world and surpassed Apple.
This kind of diversification isn't sexy, but it's one of the reasons that, since the decline last fall, my model portfolios are down maybe 15% to 20% whereas the stock market declined over 30%.
All of this kind of diversification is part and parcel of how WalkMe is growing and maturing, and could come in handy for another reason: an eventual entry into the public market, where investors will be expecting and needing more than just simple website assistance as a business model.
