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port⋅fo⋅li⋅o
[pawrt-foh-lee-oh, pohrt-] 
–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. |
Compare minister without portfolio.
Origin:
1715–25; < It portafoglio, equiv. to porta-, s. of portare to carry (< L portāre) + foglio leaf, sheet (< L folium; see foil 2 )
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
[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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Portfolio
Port*fol"io\, n. [F. portefeuille; porter to carry + feuille a leaf. See Port to carry, and Folio.]1. A portable case for holding loose papers, prints, drawings, etc. 2. Hence: The office and functions of a minister of state or member of the cabinet; as, to receive the portfolio of war; to resign the portfolio.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : portfolio
Spanish:
carpeta,
German:
die Aktentasche,
Japanese:
書類鞄
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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.
Related Links
Asset Allocation Strategies
Five Things To Know About Asset Allocation
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See also: Diversification, Portfolio Insurance, Portfolio Manager
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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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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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