Some of our readers have asked us about how we would go about constructing a diversified ETF portfolio. Naturally, it always depends on what your ultimate investing goals are, your age, what percentage of your liquid net-worth will be invested in the portfolio, etc, etc… However, we thought that we would offer our view on what we feel could be a starting-point for a well-balanced option.

Today we would like to discuss recent market events and what the possible outlook could be. Look at this 5 day chart where we use ETFs to show overall sector performance. We have used the XLF for financials, OIL is self explanatory and VNQ for real estate.