Investors urged to stay cool as Korea crisis escalates

Were nuclear war to break out then all bets would probably be off but short of that investors may be worrying too much about the US-North Korea standoff, as market meltdowns caused by geopolitical shocks tend to be short-lived and a well-diversified portfolio is often a dependable line of defence. That's the reassuring 'keep calm and carry on but by all means de-risk' message of market experts to international investors. “In terms of what you do in the portfolio, the key point w…