新概念英語第四冊（美音版）Planning a share portfolio

Lesson 48
Planning a share portfolio
規(guī)劃股份投資
First listen and then answer the following question.
聽錄音，然后回答以下問題。
How does the older investor differ in his approach to investment from the younger investor?
There is no shortage of tipsters around offering 'get-rich-quick' opportunities. But if you are a serious private investor, leave the Las Vegas mentality to those with money to fritter. The serious investor needs a proper 'portfolio' -- a well-planned selection of investments, with a definite structure and a clear aim. But exactly how does a newcomer to the stock market go about achieving that?
Well, if you go to five reputable stock brokers and ask them what you should do with your money, you're likely to get five different answers, -- even if you give all the relevant information about your age age, family, finances and what you want from your investments. Moral? There is no one 'right' way to structure a portfolio. However, there are undoubtedly some wrong ways, and you can be sure that none of our five advisers would have suggested sinking all (or perhaps any) of your money into Periwigs*.
So what should you do? We'll assume that you have sorted out the basics -- like mortgages, pensions, insurance and access to sufficient cash reserves. You should then establish your own individual aims. These are partly a matter of personal circumstances, partly a matter of psychology.
For instance, if you are older you have less time to recover from any major losses, and you may well wish to boost your pension income. So preserving your capital and generating extra income are your main priorities. In this case, you'd probably construct a portfolio with some shares (but not high risk ones), along with gilts, cash deposits, and perhaps convertibles or the income shares of split capital investment trusts.
If you are younger, and in a solid financial position, you may decide to take an aggressive approach -- but only if you're blessed with a sanguine disposition and won't suffer sleepless nights over share prices. If portfolio, alongside your more pedestrian in vestments. Once you have decided on your investment aims, you can then decide where to put your money. The golden rule here is spread your risk -- if you put all of your money into Periwigs International, you're setting yourself up as a hostage to fortune.
*'Periwigs' is the name of a fictitious company.
INVESTOR'S CHRONICLE, March 23 1990
New words and expressions 生詞和短語
portfolio
n. 投資組合
tipster
n. （以提供證券投機等內(nèi)部消息為主的）情報販子
Las Vegas
n. 拉斯韋加斯
fritter
v. 揮霍，浪費
reputable
n. 享有聲望的
broker
n. 經(jīng)紀(jì)人
finance
n. 資金，財源
mortgage
n. 抵押貸款
pension
n. 養(yǎng)老金
priority
n. 優(yōu)先權(quán)
gilt
n. 金邊證券（高度可靠的證券）
convertible
n. 可換證券
sanguine
adj. 樂觀的
heady
adj. 令人陶醉的
alongside
prep. 在……旁邊，和……一起
pedestrian
adj. 平淡無奇的，乏味的