I am looking for an article that I saw in Barrons Magazine about two
to three
years ago on diversification of your portfolio.  I believe that it was
titled "Superdiversification".  It discussed diversifying by
allocatting 20% to different asset categories rather than 33% to asset
categories.  The one difference is that it recommend REITs and
Commodities.

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Request for Question Clarification by markj-ga on 15 Mar 2003 07:00 PST

spaceghost --

I have found a late 1997 article which I am sure is the one you are
looking for.  Unfortunately, it is accessible online only to paid
subscribers to Barron's Online (I am a subscriber).   The subscription
price is $79 per year for a combined subscription to the Wall Street
Journal/Barrons online service, or $39 for those who are subscribers
to the print edition to the Wall Street Journal.  See the information
at this link to the Barron's site here:
Barron's Online
http://www.barrons.com/

The publication does provide an expedited copyright licensing/reprint
permission for staff-written articles written in 1999 or later. 
Permission to obtain earlier articles (like this one) must be sought
-- much more inconveniently -- through an account with the Copyright
Clearance Center.  See the information at this linked page:
Licensing and Republishing
http://www.djreprints.com/licensing/searcharticles.html*jitUser=416570556*

I offer the following suggestions for your consideration:

1.  Most public libraries subscribe to Barron's and keep archived
print copies for various periods of time.  (My local library keeps it
for five years.)  I would be happy to research the availability of the
article at a library near you.   If you are interested in that
possibility, just let me know where you are located.  It is also
possible that a local library would provide access to its cardholders
to an electronic database containing the article.

2.  I would also be happy to summarize the article for you and answer
any specific questions you have about it if you would consider that to
be a completely satisfactory response to your question.

I am eager to help you.  Please let me know how you would like to
proceed.

markj-ga