underdiversification

English

Alternative forms

• under-diversification

Etymology

under- +‎ diversification

Noun

underdiversification (uncountable)

1. Insufficient diversification.
   • 2009, Lucy Ackert, Richard Deaves, Behavioral Finance: Psychology, Decision-Making, and Markets, →ISBN:

     This is likely because overconfidence is the driving force behind both excessive trading and underdiversification.