Here’s a discussion on the pros of diversifying your portfolio, a concept that finds its roots in the Bible.

“But divide your investments among many places, for you do not know what risks might lie ahead” (Ecclesiastes 11:2, NLT). Risks are really part of everything we do, and we should not be crippled by the fear of it. We should also know how to properly respond to risk and not overreact, as many of us do.

The author says another way to manage risk, besides diversification, is contentment.

Many people go into risky endeavors because they seem to be discontented, and the acquisition of more wealth becomes insatiable. Let us be content and happy with what we have as everything is a blessing from above…Here’s something to think about—“Yet true godliness with contentment is itself great wealth” (1 Timothy 6:6).