The 3️⃣ levels of diversification.

Risk Mitigation - Diversification is the most effective way to mitigate risk in finance [1] - Proper diversification involves three levels [1] Asset Allocation - Level one diversification includes broad asset allocation across stocks, bonds, and cash [1] - There's a growing trend towards alternative and illiquid assets as another asset class [1] Equity Market Diversification - Level two diversification within the equities market involves diversifying across Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sectors [2] - There are currently 11 GICS sectors, including financials, technology, consumer discretionary, communication services, and industrials [2] Security Specific Diversification - Level three diversification focuses on security-specific individual issues within industry groups [3] - Within the technology sector, there are multiple industries such as software, hardware, networking, consulting, and semiconductor [3]