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Why Concentrated Stock Positions Are A ‘Loser’s Game’

“Antti Petajisto contributed to the literature on the risks of concentrated positions with his June 2023 study, “Underperformance of Concentrated Stock Positions.” His data sample was from CRSP and covered U.S. stocks over the period 1926-2022.”

Read the full article at Financial Advisor Magazine. 

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