New Delhi, July 26 -- Have you endured serious underperformance in the Nifty50 index and the broader equity markets over the past year or so? Do you have any plans to combat such a situation in future? Have you considered meaningful asset allocation strategies to ensure that you make investments in such a way that your risk and portfolio volatility are well under control, and your returns also continue to at least beat inflation?

This is where the concept of building a meaningful investment portfolio comes in handy. The idea here is to avoid relying on a single asset class. Financial experts have repeatedly emphasised the importance of diversification, as different investments perform differently during volatile market conditions.

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