Good Portfolio Management and Trading are of maximum value when used with an Appropriate Investment Philosophy

Here are a number of issues that investors should consider in managing their portfolios.

While individual personalities and goals can influence one's trading and portfolio management techniques to some degree, sound buying and selling strategies, appropriate diversification, and prudent hedging are of importance to all investors.

Of course, good portfolio management and trading are of no use when pursuing an inappropriate investment philosophy; they are of maximum value when employed in conjunction with a value investment approach.