Asked about his overall portfolio, he said "I fix things."

"Earlier this year, he gave me some advice about my portfolio."

Do I think that people want to hear that much about their portfolio right this minute?

The third, Perkins, has about half its portfolio invested in local businesses.

The company hopes that yesterday's report, along with other information it has released about its portfolio of bonds, will quiet complaints, she said.

This is hardly a surprise, since the Capital Investors seemed to think about their portfolio for no more than a few minutes a month.

Nor is enough known about the Queen's estimated $500 million portfolio to provide even an imperfect point of comparison.

Ask about their portfolio: do they have relevant or local experience of your industry?

After an hour or so, they'd get around to asking about my portfolio.