What is a portfolio? And how do you create one?
Essentially it’s a collection of investments. The financial products you invest in, make up your portfolio.
Importantly, it shouldn’t be random- there are simple principles guide building a portfolio. All to make sure it actually works for you and your goals.
In this episode you will learn:
· What is a portfolio?
· What to think about: goal, time horizon, risk tolerance
· The importance of diversification
· How we approach our portfolios: Core & Satellite
· Other ways to construct a portfolio
This is Part 8 of our 12 step series sharing everything we’ve learned about investing to help you get started, or to remind you of why it’s so important.
Chapters:
00:00 Setting a Portfolio Goal
04:02 Time Horizon
06:22 Risk Tolerance
08:22 Importance of Diversification
11:01 Core and Satellite
13:26 Other Ways to Build Portfolios
15:20 What is Rebalancing
17:01 Make it Easy For Yourself
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