If I were building a diversified portfolio of stocks from scratch, here's how I would start.
*Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 10, 2025. The video was published on Jan. 12, 2025.
Investing for Beginners: Building a Diversified Portfolio of Stocks
By Parkev Tatevosian, CFA – Jan 13, 2025 at 12:04PM
NASDAQ: NVDA
Nvidia
Market Cap
$4.3T
Today's Change
(-1.83%) $3.30
Current Price
$176.96
Price as of November 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM ET
About the Author
A Fool since 2019, and a graduate of Cal State LA with a B.S. in Finance and M.A. in Economics. Parkev is an adjunct professor of Finance and enjoys reading about financial and economic history. You'll often find him writing about stocks in the consumer goods and technology sectors.