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Know what you own

Understanding your portfolio allocation - how your money is distributed across different stocks, sectors, and asset classes - is key to managing risk and achieving your investment goals. Tendrill helps you see the big picture.

What is allocation?

Allocation is how your portfolio is divided:
  • By position: How much is in each individual stock/ETF
  • By sector: How much is in technology vs healthcare vs financials
  • By asset class: How much is in stocks vs bonds vs cash
  • By geography: Domestic vs international exposure
Why it matters: Allocation determines your risk profile. A portfolio that’s 80% in one stock behaves very differently than one spread across 50 positions.

Asking about your allocation

Position breakdown

Sector breakdown

Asset class breakdown

Understanding concentration risk

What is concentration risk?

When too much of your portfolio is in one position, that position’s ups and downs disproportionately affect your whole portfolio.

The impact of concentration

Concentration warnings

Tendrill automatically flags concentration issues:

Portfolio comparison tools

Compare to benchmarks

Historical allocation drift

Rebalancing concepts

What is rebalancing?

Rebalancing means selling some of what’s grown and buying more of what hasn’t, to return to your target allocation.

FAQ about allocation

There’s no universal answer - it depends on your age, goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon. Generally:
  • Younger investors: More stocks, higher risk tolerance
  • Near retirement: More bonds, capital preservation focus
  • Diversified: No single position over 10%, broad sector exposure
Usually through success! If you bought NVDA at 200anditwentto200 and it went to 900, it naturally becomes a bigger part of your portfolio without you buying more. This is good for returns but increases risk.
It’s a personal and tax decision. Rebalancing reduces risk but caps potential gains. In taxable accounts, selling triggers capital gains taxes. Many investors rebalance gradually or only in retirement accounts.

Next steps

News Context

How Tendrill summarizes market events

Smart Alerts

Set allocation-based alerts