Your Secret Weapon for Smarter Investing

A simple diversification rule that helps investors balance risk, conviction, and long-term portfolio resilience.

This is where one of the most powerful, yet overlooked, investing strategies comes into play: the 5 percent diversification rule. Dreamstime/TCA

By Coryanne Hicks From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance

When it comes to investing, almost everyone wants to snag the next big winner. Stories abound of investors getting in early and benefiting from explosive growth, sometimes building their fortunes on a single win alone.