portfolio

n., pl., -os.

1. 1. A portable case for holding material, such as loose papers, photographs, or drawings.
   2. The materials collected in such a case, especially when representative of a person's work: a photographer's portfolio; an artist's portfolio of drawings.
2. The office or post of a cabinet member or minister of state.
3. A group of investments held by an investor, investment company, or financial institution.

[Italian portafoglio : porta-, from portare, to carry, from Latin portāre + foglio, sheet (from Latin folium, leaf).]

The group of assets - such as stocks, bonds and mutuals - held by an investor.

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To reduce their risk, investors tend to hold more than just a single stock or other asset. Think of the portfolio as a pie: each piece is divided up into specific assets such as bonds, equities, etc.

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A group of investment assets.
Example: The real estate portfolio of a major insurance company is composed of six regional malls, four hotels, and eight landmark office buildings. The portfolio was diversified from both geographic and economic standpoints.

Combining securities to reduce risk by diversification. An example of a portfolio is a mutual fund. This is a popular investment vehicle consisting of a variety of securities or assets that are professionally managed. A major advantage of investing in mutual funds is diversification. Investors can own a variety of securities with a minimal capital investment. Since mutual funds are professionally managed, they tend to involve less risk. To reduce risk, securities in a portfolio should have negative or no correlation to each other.

n

A list of stocks, bonds, and other commercial paper owned by an investor or holding company. In dentistry, it generally refers to the personal retirement investment package of the dentist or professional corporation created by the dentist.

A group of securities held by an individual or institutional investor, which may contain a variety of common and preferred stocks, corporate and municipal bonds, certificates of deposit, and treasury bills-that is, appropriate selections from the equity, capital, and money markets.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mappe, portefølje

Nederlands (Dutch)
portefeuille, map (voor papieren/ tekeningen), collectie van werk, groep van investeringen, ministerspost

Français (French)
n. - portefeuille, porte-documents, carton à dessins, (Art, Phot) portfolio, (Pol) portefeuille (ministériel), (Fin) portefeuille

Deutsch (German)
n. - Portefeuille, Geschäftsbereich, Mappe

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χαρτοφύλακας, ντοσιέ, υπουργείο, υπουργικό χαρτοφυλάκιο, ντοσιέ με δείγματα έργων καλλιτέχνη, φωτογράφου κ.λπ.

Italiano (Italian)
cartella, portafoglio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - álbum (m), pasta (f), pasta ministerial (f)

Русский (Russian)
портфель, перечень ценных бумаг

Español (Spanish)
n. - cartera, carpeta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - portfölj, ministerpost, aktieportfölj

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
文件夹, 卷宗夹, 部长职, 公事包, 大臣职

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 文件夾, 卷宗夾, 部長職, 公事包, 大臣職

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 종이집게, 화집, 화첩

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 折りかばん, かばんに入れた書類, 大臣の職務, 有価証券の目録, ポートフォリオ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وزارة, منصب الوزير, سندات وأوراق تجاريه, حقيبه وزارة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תיק, תיק ממשלתי, תיק עבודות, רשימת ניירות-הערך, משרת שר‬

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