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This month Gary Jefferies an adviser at Park Row Associates explains to Chris Salih why he believes a diversified portfolio should be the primary goal for any investor

GARY JEFFERIES SAYS his strategy is not to over-invest in any one area as the risks can far outweigh the returns. He favours exposure to many sectors rather than following market themes. This bore fruit during the technology collapse - his clients avoided heavy losses due to the diversification of their portfolios. Jefferies is also a fan of multi-manager, particularly for clients targeting growth in equities. However, he believes that the extra costs involved have prevented multi-manager fully taking off in the UK. Jefferies explains his approach to managing client portfolios and how ...

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