Is there anytime you would not want to diversify your investments?
If you were confident in one investment entity and only that one, knowing that the return will be acceptable to you, you may opt not to diversify. That isn't likely, but it is possible. The risk is certainly increased. Some retirement funds invest in only company stock. If the company does well, the employees' investments do well. If the company goes bust, all the retirement funds are lost. Enron employees suffered from this as have others. The decision is yours.
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If you were confident in one investment entity and only that one, knowing that the return will be acceptable to you, you may opt not to diversify. That isn't likely, but it is possible. The risk is certainly increased. Some retirement funds invest in only company stock. If the company does well, the employees' investments do well. If the company goes bust, all the retirement funds are lost. Enron employees suffered from this as have others. The decision is yours.
