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Passive investors beware: you may be dangerously overexposed to big tech stocks

Most investors in index funds are likely to be dangerously over-invested in US stocks, and particularly in a few huge tech stocks. It’s time to think about your asset allocation, says Merryn Somerset Webb.

by: Merryn Somerset Webb
15 Feb 2021
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