A popular argument states that most of the diversification in a portfolio can be obtained with a rather small number of … show for the stocks in the FT-SE 100 that a small number of well selected stocks might well cause a better diversification …

This paper investigates the diversification prospects which may be reaped when investing in a mixture of emerging and … diversification potential and therefore risk reduction. Yet, the latter may be counterbalanced by the fact that emerging markets … that emerging markets have offered diversification potential. However we also find evidence of features which make it more …