| When building out an exchange-traded fund portfolio, many investors prefer to slant their large-cap U.S. stock exposure towards growth or value characteristics. The benefit to this methodology is that you have greater flexibility to hone in on a specific theme that you (or your advisor) believe will outperform over the long run. The downside is that you may choose wrong and end up leaving money on the table versus a traditional broad-based index such as the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV).
Now, fear of making a wrong choice should never hold you back from implementing a structured ETF portfolio. In fact, there is a commonly held belief that if you aren’t worried about something in your account, then you aren’t diversified enough — meaning that a truly broad array of assets should always have something underperforming based on the prevailing market environment...............................................Full Article: Source
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