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That person would be about $50,000 better off than the colleague who held onto all of their Microsoft shares.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<iframe aria-label=\"Bar Chart\" data-external=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"145\" id=\"datawrapper-chart-Bi9k5\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/Bi9k5\/2\/\" style=\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\" title=\"Hold or diversify?\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That&#8217;s a reminder that even in the AI era, diversification can pay off. The biggest AI winners, like Nvidia, OpenAI, and Anthropic, have delivered extraordinary gains.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanhomejournals.com\/?p=3379\">High-school sweethearts started a blog while carrying $40,000 in student debt. By 30, their net worth topped $1 million.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But for many tech employees, spreading investments beyond a single employer remains the safer, and sometimes more profitable, strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Sign up for BI&#8217;s Tech Memo newsletter <\/em><\/strong>here<strong><em>. Reach out to me via email at <\/em><\/strong>abarr@businessinsider.com<strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanhomejournals.com\/?p=3377\">I stared deep into the heart of LinkedIn AI cringe slop. 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