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port⋅fo⋅li⋅o

  [pawrt-foh-lee-oh, pohrt-]
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–noun, plural -li⋅os.
1. a flat, portable case for carrying loose papers, drawings, etc.
2. such a case for carrying documents of a government department.
3. the total holdings of the securities, commercial paper, etc., of a financial institution or private investor.
4. the office or post of a minister of state or member of a cabinet.

Origin:
1715–25; < It portafoglio, equiv. to porta-, s. of portare to carry (< L portāre) + foglio leaf, sheet (< L folium; see foil 2 )
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port·fo·li·o   (pôrt-fō'lē-ō', pōrt-)   
n.   pl. port·fo·li·os

    1. A portable case for holding material, such as loose papers, photographs, or drawings.

    2. The materials collected in such a case, especially when representative of a person's work: a photographer's portfolio; an artist's portfolio of drawings.

  2. The office or post of a cabinet member or minister of state.

  3. A group of investments held by an investor, investment company, or financial institution.


[Italian portafoglio : porta-, from portare, to carry, from Latin portāre; see per-2 in Indo-European roots + foglio, sheet (from Latin folium, leaf; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots).]
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Word Origin & History

portfolio 
1722, from It. portafoglio "a case for carrying loose papers," from porta, imperative of portare "to carry" (see port (1)) + foglio "sheet, leaf," from L. folium (see folio). Meaning "collection of securities held" is from 1930.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

Portfolio

The group of assets - such as stocks, bonds and mutuals - held by an investor.

Investopedia Commentary

To reduce their risk, investors tend to hold more than just a single stock or other asset. Think of the portfolio as a pie: each piece is divided up into specific assets such as bonds, equities, etc.

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See also: Diversification, Portfolio Insurance, Portfolio Manager

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Financial Dictionary

portfolio

A group of investments. The more diversified the investments in a portfolio, the more likely the investor is to earn the same return as the market. See also diversification.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: port·fo·lio
Pronunciation: pOrt-'fO-lE-O
Function: noun
: the securities held by an investor : the commercial paper held by a financial institution (as a bank)
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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