04-12-2010, 01:48 PM
hey everyone. i've had this idea for a while, but never tested it. basically, what you could do is buy 10 shares in 5 different small cap mutual funds, which all either fail or increase greatly in value. chances are that one or two of these funds will make a lot of money, and go up in value by a decent amount. the diversification of your investment ensures that you will not lose money. all you would need is one fund to succeed. would this work? if not why?