Stocks Must justify concentration risk through quality, growth/catalyst, valuation discipline, acceptable risk and a thesis that beats a broad ETF alternative.
ETFs Must have a clear portfolio role, diversification, acceptable cost/liquidity proxy, benchmark usefulness and no blocked hidden exposure.
AI upside hedge Tilts to chips, foundries, lithography, networking, cloud, data-center power/cooling, grid and nuclear/power equipment. Higher volatility is expected.
Reject / avoid Blocked exposure, weak score, high risk penalty, poor quality, weak valuation/growth mix, or no reason to prefer it over an ETF.