How to Construct a Diversified Stock Portfolio of Major Index Funds

I’m not an investment professional or licensed financial advisor, but I do have access to free products and portfolios built by licensed investment professionals—and so do you! The perks of living in 2022, right? This week, we’re breaking down a few big investing topics: the relationship between risk and returns diversification beyond the S&P 500 (and why it’s something you may want to consider, considering it involves securities that aren’t down 25% YTD) the (free) tools you can use to level up your portfolio I also sat down for a conversation with Trey Lockerbie of The Investor’s Podcast Network ( https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/ ) to talk about all things “value investing,” Warren Buffett, and why Trey can’t help himself from investing in individual stocks. To learn more about our sponsor, Vin Social, check out http://vinsocialvip.com/ . Episode transcripts can be found at https://www.podpage.com/money-with-katie-show/ . — Mentioned in the Episode Rational Reminder on "factor investing": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582?i=1000575745961 Ken Fisher, American billionaire investment analyst: https://www.kenfisher.com/books/little-book-market-myths/chapter-09 Callan’s Periodic Table of Investment Returns: https://www.callan.com/research/2021-classic-periodic-table/ S&P 500 total returns by year: https://www.slickcharts.com/sp500/returns M1 Finance: https://m1.com/ Roth IRAs per the IRS: https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/roth-iras — Follow Along - Listen to Money with Katie here: https://www.podpage.com/money-with-katie-show/ - Read Money with Katie: https://moneywithkatie.com/ Follow Money with Katie! - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/moneywithkatie/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/moneywithkatie - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@moneywithkatie Subscribe to Morning Brew - Sign up for free today: https://bit.ly/morningbrewyt Follow The Brew! - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morningbrew/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/MorningBrew - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morningbrew Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices