Don't believe the hype

Core investing means different things to different people, largely because we all have different ideas on what core holdings actually are. Some take the view that core holdings should be held as long-term investments; others believe that core holdings just need to be highly secure and have characteristics that suggest performance returns will be relatively steady when compared to other products, such as so-called satellite holdings. To others, core holdings are investments that everyone wants to buy - Fidelity Special Situations fits into this category, as do other funds that are either p...