How to cut your risk when investing in junior miners

Junior miners are in a bull market. And the way to cash in on a bull market is to pile in with everything you've got. But that's very dangerous - you are open to disaster when the good times end. Dominic Frisby looks at a good way to reduce the risks.

One of the received wisdoms of investing is that you should diversify.

Have some equities, some bonds, some gold, some commodities, some real estate, some cash and so on. Then if one sector takes a hit, you're not too badly hurt.

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