Share portfolio - when are you over-exposed?

[The_Ogre]

So, transferred some bucks into my Easy-Equities account and beefed up my property investments.

Question: how do you guys know when you're over (or under-) exposed?

I'm now investing in 12 different companies, which includes property, gold, business services, retail and telecoms. I'm wondering whether I should stop because whenever I see recommendations on the net, I buy

 

[HavocXphere]

Over-exposed in what sense?

 

[Gtx Gaming]

Over-exposed in what sense?

Over-exposed in JSE shares maybe?

He should have some JSE shares ,and some offshore currency.

I would say 40% JSE , 40% in offshore USD and 20% in savings accounts for money you need right now.

 

[The_Ogre]

Over-exposed in what sense?

Investing too much in a certain sector(s)

 

[Hamster]

Read up on a unit trust that fits your investment style (Stanlin site is full of them).
Check their make up.
Replicate.

Or look at the MAPPSG ETF's makeup. 75% equities, 20% bonds and 5% cash. The equities you can further split up between offshore, local and property.

Lots of ways to answer a very vague question.

EDIT:

Here you go: http://www.stanlib.com/MultiManager/Pages/FactSheets.aspx
Here's an actual fact sheet of one of them: http://www.stanlib.com/MultiManager...IB Multi-Manager Equity Fund_Static Sheet.pdf

And here is how they allocate per sector based on their strategy:


...or you could just go buy some DBXWD, CTOP50 and DIVTRX and forget about the hard work :twisted:

 

[Ianf1]

look at the best performing shares over the last 3-6 years then uses that as your starting point.