Portfolio construction goes well beyond selecting a few individual stocks. This article contains ideas that will be "old hat" for some readers, but I promise to include material that will be fresh for many.
Diversification: We begin with the concept of global diversification. While it is somewhat complicated to carry out global diversification when dealing in individual stocks, it is quite easy to fulfill this requirement using index mutual funds or Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). Since I personally use ETFs, I'll use them as examples in this article. To begin, here are several broad areas