NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast — Are Index Funds Still Diversified? Concentration Risk and a Top-Heavy Market

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Are Index Funds Still Diversified? Concentration Risk and a Top-Heavy Market

NerdWallet's Smart Money Podcast

Learn how concentration risk can affect index funds and how 2026 catch-up contributions work. Senior news writer Anna Helhoski and Ryan Sterling, a wealth advisor with NerdWallet Wealth Partners, break down stock market concentration risk and what it means for index fund diversification. Then, hosts Sean Pyles and…

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