5 portfolio time bombs

These common mistakes could send your retirement savings up in smoke. Find a better way to divvy up your investment pie.

Many funds, little diversification - solution
Pare down to four to six funds across different asset classes: large, small and international stocks and bonds. To make sure your funds don't own all the same stocks, use Morningstar's Instant XRay (morningstar.com; go to Tools).

As you cut, sell funds in your 401(k) and IRA first so you don't generate a nasty tax bill.
Hot performers Solution Too little diversification Solution Ignoring your portfolio Solution Being too conservative Solution Company stock Solution
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Most stock quote data provided by BATS. Market indices are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2018 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Factset: FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2018. All rights reserved. Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. Dow Jones: The Dow Jones branded indices are proprietary to and are calculated, distributed and marketed by DJI Opco, a subsidiary of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and have been licensed for use to S&P Opco, LLC and CNN. Standard & Poor's and S&P are registered trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC and Dow Jones is a registered trademark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings LLC. All content of the Dow Jones branded indices © S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC 2018 and/or its affiliates.