Why Owning Over 100 Top Stocks Helps Me Sleep Well at Night

As fractional share buying has exploded in popularity over the past few years, building a diversified portfolio has never been easier. Generally, a good starting point for well-diversified investors is to buy somewhere around 25 stocks.

However, I go well beyond this threshold for the three reasons we will look at today. In doing so, I run the risk of diversifying too much and simply matching the market's returns, yet I remain optimistic I can outperform with a more expansive portfolio.

Now, let's look at why I believe that -- and why owning over 100 stocks helps me sleep at night.

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