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Research highlights risky equity strategies
07 June 2011
1.5 million equity investors have all their shares invested in a single company
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Schroders
New research published by Schroders reveals that 1.5 million equity investors have all their shares invested in a single company, a notoriously high risk strategy.
A further one million (9%) of those with directly held shares have at least 90% of their holdings in the stock of a single company. Over a third (34%) of those with monies invested directly in company shares (not via a fund, unit trust or pension scheme) has at least 50% of their shares in one stock.
The majority of investors (56%) with directly held shares (those not in a pension...
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