Diversification is even better than a free lunch – study
Data back to 1926 shows that spreading bets brings higher returns as well as lower risk
At first, the Emory University endowment’s all-in bet on Coca-Cola, which began with a $105 million gift of shares in 1979, seemed to be paying off.
From 1980 to 1997, the cumulative return of the soft drinks company’s stock beat a broad market portfolio by more than 400% and propelled the fund to more than $3 billion.
By 2000 the Emory endowment had more than half its money in Coca-Cola shares
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