Of the rest for which there is data, only five hold less than 30 companies with such ties in portfolio.

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Japanese company Green House Co Ltd has quite an eclectic product portfolio, what with its women-only camcorder and peripherals like a PCI Express interface card with USB 3.0 support.

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Thyra Zerhusen, managing director and portfolio manager of the Aston Optimum Mid Cap Fund, will only invest in companies with trustworthy management.

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But if a person starts with just considering long stocks, bonds, commodities and real estate as being the only portfolio options, then true diversification cannot be achieved.

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