Chapter 16
Sample ETF Portfolio Menus
In This Chapter
Revisiting risk and return
Introducing Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT)
Assessing what diversification means to you
Recognizing that there are no simple formulas
Visualizing what your new portfolio will look like
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