Permanent Portfolio in Europe (follow-up)
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Re: Permanent Portfolio in Europe (follow-up)
Yep Dutch, Sorry. no CAGR. I used this just as an benchmark against my own portfolio (10% cash, 20 % gold, 30 % LT Bonds, 40 % Equities // average yield 6,4 % so slightly better).
I dont have inflation figures but I think you can google them. My guess is around 2% for this period. So real return will be around 4 %.
It will no make you rich but that's is the HB philosophy, you make money with almost no effort and with sleepwell nights.
I dont have inflation figures but I think you can google them. My guess is around 2% for this period. So real return will be around 4 %.
It will no make you rich but that's is the HB philosophy, you make money with almost no effort and with sleepwell nights.
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Re: Permanent Portfolio in Europe (follow-up)
I've got data going back to 2001. Most of my data are yearly index returns from MSCI and Barclays indices. I've used some data from the old Marc de Mesel website.
The indices I've used are the MSCI Emu, Barclays Euro Government 15-30 and Barclays Euro Government 1-3.
The indices I've used are the MSCI Emu, Barclays Euro Government 15-30 and Barclays Euro Government 1-3.
Re: Permanent Portfolio in Europe (follow-up)
Hi
what is the difference between EU-PP and VANILLA PP ?
Regards!
what is the difference between EU-PP and VANILLA PP ?
Regards!
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It's a basic eurozone PP, with 4x25 eurozone stocks, eurozone bonds, eurozone cash and gold
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Thx, the figures slightly differs but the conclusion is the same; it wont make you rich but it is the best sleep well approach.
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Hi,
some years ago we could find in some countries in Eurozone, 3-4-5% for cash deposit in some banks.
This ended forever?
The high rate for cash will never come again?
Regards.
some years ago we could find in some countries in Eurozone, 3-4-5% for cash deposit in some banks.
This ended forever?
The high rate for cash will never come again?
Regards.
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Of course it will, the government has pumped billions into the economy. That money will also go out again, so inflation and thus the cash yield rates will increase. It may be next year or over 10 years but it will happen.
And when inflation is rising it is very hard to control it so it may be quite destructive the next decade. (Just keep your Gold portion safe:) ).
"In the simplest terms, inflation occurs when there's too much money in the system. On the flip side, deflation occurs when there are too few dollars in circulation. Robert Kiyosaki".
And when inflation is rising it is very hard to control it so it may be quite destructive the next decade. (Just keep your Gold portion safe:) ).
"In the simplest terms, inflation occurs when there's too much money in the system. On the flip side, deflation occurs when there are too few dollars in circulation. Robert Kiyosaki".
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Another Dutchie here. Thanks for your valuable posts!Thomas Hoog wrote:Yep Dutch
Re: Permanent Portfolio in Europe (follow-up)
These are results from my real 4x25 portfolio of Euro shares with Euro and EM share ETFs, bond ETFs, gold ETFs and cash. Not very different from the US Vanilla PP figures of -2.24, +10.10, -2.99 and +5.9% for the same four years.
2013 -3.04%
2014 +12.39%
2015 +1.42%
2016 +7.08
Average 4.30%
2017 +2.1% so far, improving since the summer.
PS (off topic): I also have a separate portfolio of US and UK blue chip dividend shares, which in spite of the present US market highs is down 3.5% in Euros since 1 Jan 2017.
2013 -3.04%
2014 +12.39%
2015 +1.42%
2016 +7.08
Average 4.30%
2017 +2.1% so far, improving since the summer.
PS (off topic): I also have a separate portfolio of US and UK blue chip dividend shares, which in spite of the present US market highs is down 3.5% in Euros since 1 Jan 2017.
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hi!!!tarentola wrote:These are results from my real 4x25 portfolio of Euro shares with Euro and EM share ETFs, bond ETFs, gold ETFs and cash. Not very different from the US Vanilla PP figures of -2.24, +10.10, -2.99 and +5.9% for the same four years.
2013 -3.04%
2014 +12.39%
2015 +1.42%
2016 +7.08
Average 4.30%
2017 +2.1% so far, improving since the summer.
PS (off topic): I also have a separate portfolio of US and UK blue chip dividend shares, which in spite of the present US market highs is down 3.5% in Euros since 1 Jan 2017.
4,3% and what about inflation?
Do you think to change to a more aggressive lazy portfolio?
Regards
Re: Permanent Portfolio in Europe (follow-up)
It does not beat official inflation by much, and perhaps does not beat real inflation at all. But multiple-year periods of underperformance are not unusual.4,3% and what about inflation?
Such as...? If you have a concrete suggestion and some evidence that it works or has worked, I would be delighted to know about it. I have backtested or consulted portfoliocharts.com for quite a few variants but cannot find anything that beats the PP for reasonable returns and limited drawdowns.Do you think to change to a more aggressive lazy portfolio?
The poor 2017 Euro performance of the US and UK dividend share portfolio is largely due (I hope) to the dollar's having lost 12% of its value relative to the Euro since 1 Jan, while the pound lost 4%.
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Hitarentola wrote:It does not beat official inflation by much, and perhaps does not beat real inflation at all. But multiple-year periods of underperformance are not unusual.4,3% and what about inflation?Such as...? If you have a concrete suggestion and some evidence that it works or has worked, I would be delighted to know about it. I have backtested or consulted portfoliocharts.com for quite a few variants but cannot find anything that beats the PP for reasonable returns and limited drawdowns.Do you think to change to a more aggressive lazy portfolio?
The poor 2017 Euro performance of the US and UK dividend share portfolio is largely due (I hope) to the dollar's having lost 12% of its value relative to the Euro since 1 Jan, while the pound lost 4%.
are you going to ER?
MMM has 100% on stocks :-)
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Re: Permanent Portfolio in Europe (follow-up)
Small update on my EU-PP. Been invested in the PP for almost a year now and still very happy with it.
Made two small changes:
I've replaced Lyxor EuroMTS 15y+ (LYXF) with iShares € Govt Bond 20yr Target Duration (E20Y).
E20Y uses higher quality bonds (No bonds from Spain/Italy) and has a higher duration of 19 years.
I expect this to bring the volatility of my bonds closer to stocks and gold.
Another small change I've made is adding a small allocation to the MSCI World Index within my stock allocation.
I like the extra diversification but I'm hesitant to add too much currency risk to my portfolio.
Updated portfolio:
20% SPDR® MSCI EMU
5% iShares Core MSCI World
25% ETFS Physical Swiss Gold
25% iShares € Govt Bond 20yr Target Duration
25% Savings account
Made two small changes:
I've replaced Lyxor EuroMTS 15y+ (LYXF) with iShares € Govt Bond 20yr Target Duration (E20Y).
E20Y uses higher quality bonds (No bonds from Spain/Italy) and has a higher duration of 19 years.
I expect this to bring the volatility of my bonds closer to stocks and gold.
Another small change I've made is adding a small allocation to the MSCI World Index within my stock allocation.
I like the extra diversification but I'm hesitant to add too much currency risk to my portfolio.
Updated portfolio:
20% SPDR® MSCI EMU
5% iShares Core MSCI World
25% ETFS Physical Swiss Gold
25% iShares € Govt Bond 20yr Target Duration
25% Savings account
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Nice!WhiteElephant wrote:Small update on my EU-PP. Been invested in the PP for almost a year now and still very happy with it.
Made two small changes:
I've replaced Lyxor EuroMTS 15y+ (LYXF) with iShares € Govt Bond 20yr Target Duration (E20Y).
E20Y uses higher quality bonds (No bonds from Spain/Italy) and has a higher duration of 19 years.
I expect this to bring the volatility of my bonds closer to stocks and gold.
Another small change I've made is adding a small allocation to the MSCI World Index within my stock allocation.
I like the extra diversification but I'm hesitant to add too much currency risk to my portfolio.
Updated portfolio:
20% SPDR® MSCI EMU
5% iShares Core MSCI World
25% ETFS Physical Swiss Gold
25% iShares € Govt Bond 20yr Target Duration
25% Savings account
Why savings account and not short term bonds?
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Re: Permanent Portfolio in Europe (follow-up)
My online savings account still has a positive yield: 0.35%.
All short-term euro treasuries have negative yields. The iShares 0-1y euro etf for example has a YTM of -0.5%.
So that’s a difference of almost 1 percent.
All short-term euro treasuries have negative yields. The iShares 0-1y euro etf for example has a YTM of -0.5%.
So that’s a difference of almost 1 percent.
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hiWhiteElephant wrote:My online savings account still has a positive yield: 0.35%.
All short-term euro treasuries have negative yields. The iShares 0-1y euro etf for example has a YTM of -0.5%.
So that’s a difference of almost 1 percent.
is that theortically correct?
Can we use CD's instead without more RISK?
Thanks
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I think savings account is OK, especially in his situation.frugal wrote:hiWhiteElephant wrote:My online savings account still has a positive yield: 0.35%.
All short-term euro treasuries have negative yields. The iShares 0-1y euro etf for example has a YTM of -0.5%.
So that’s a difference of almost 1 percent.
is that theortically correct?
Can we use CD's instead without more RISK?
Thanks
CDs are definitely not, though could be dealt with with some fraction of all cash.
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HiUgly_Bird wrote:I think savings account is OK, especially in his situation.frugal wrote:hiWhiteElephant wrote:My online savings account still has a positive yield: 0.35%.
All short-term euro treasuries have negative yields. The iShares 0-1y euro etf for example has a YTM of -0.5%.
So that’s a difference of almost 1 percent.
is that theortically correct?
Can we use CD's instead without more RISK?
Thanks
CDs are definitely not, though could be dealt with with some fraction of all cash.
I thought CD was the same
Cash deposit is not an savings account-?
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CD - fixed rate, money locked up for certain period of time.frugal wrote:Ugly_Bird wrote:frugal wrote: I thought CD was the same
Cash deposit is not an savings account-?
Savings - rate can change, can add and withdraw any time.
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Ugly_Bird wrote:CD - fixed rate, money locked up for certain period of time.frugal wrote:Ugly_Bird wrote:
Savings - rate can change, can add and withdraw any time.
hi nice-bird,
can you post your portfolio choice?
Regards
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4x25 PP.frugal wrote:Ugly_Bird wrote:CD - fixed rate, money locked up for certain period of time.frugal wrote:
Savings - rate can change, can add and withdraw any time.
hi nice-bird,
can you post your portfolio choice?
Regards
Stocks: ETF
Bonds: ETF
Gold: ETF
Cash: ETF (Short term bonds)+Checking+Savings.
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hi!!!Ugly_Bird wrote:4x25 PP.frugal wrote:Ugly_Bird wrote:
CD - fixed rate, money locked up for certain period of time.
Savings - rate can change, can add and withdraw any time.
hi nice-bird,
can you post your portfolio choice?
Regards
Stocks: ETF
Bonds: ETF
Gold: ETF
Cash: ETF (Short term bonds)+Checking+Savings.
Which ETFs?
Can you name them please.
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They are spread through out several brokerage and IRA accountsfrugal wrote:hi!!!Ugly_Bird wrote:4x25 PP.frugal wrote:
hi nice-bird,
can you post your portfolio choice?
Regards
Stocks: ETF
Bonds: ETF
Gold: ETF
Cash: ETF (Short term bonds)+Checking+Savings.
Which ETFs?
Can you name them please.
Stocks: IVV, VFIAX
Bonds: TLT, VLGSX
Gold: IAU
Cash: SHY, VFSIX , +Checking+Savings.
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ahhhhUgly_Bird wrote:They are spread through out several brokerage and IRA accountsfrugal wrote:hi!!!Ugly_Bird wrote:
4x25 PP.
Stocks: ETF
Bonds: ETF
Gold: ETF
Cash: ETF (Short term bonds)+Checking+Savings.
Which ETFs?
Can you name them please.
Stocks: IVV, VFIAX
Bonds: TLT, VLGSX
Gold: IAU
Cash: SHY, VFSIX , +Checking+Savings.
is USPP!
Re: Permanent Portfolio in Europe (follow-up)
Yep!frugal wrote:Ugly_Bird wrote:frugal wrote: ahhhh
is USPP!
My apology if anything I wrote misled you.