2014 PP performance
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Re: 2014 PP performance
Since I hold the Canadian PP, I thought I'd share how our results differ from what you guys had in 2014.
Stocks: +8.1%
Bonds: +11.5%
Gold: +4.4%
Cash: +0.1%
Total: +6.0%
As you can see the resource heavy Canadian stock market got hit hard by the pull back in oil price. However that exit of foreign investment and reduced economic activity resulted in lower currency value making gold positive relative to slight negative for US PP. Long bonds did not perform as good as the US I assume because of higher inflation since Canada imports a lot with a lower currency value.
Now one thing I've done with my PP that has helped this year is owning half Canadian, half US stock - helped with a 10-15% rise in currency and rise in US stock market. I just don't like how resource heavy the Canadian market is. In times of prosperity, the market won't necessarily go up since commodities are cyclical. 63% of the Canadian index is financials, mining and oil/gas - the S&P500 by comparison is 29%...
Stocks: +8.1%
Bonds: +11.5%
Gold: +4.4%
Cash: +0.1%
Total: +6.0%
As you can see the resource heavy Canadian stock market got hit hard by the pull back in oil price. However that exit of foreign investment and reduced economic activity resulted in lower currency value making gold positive relative to slight negative for US PP. Long bonds did not perform as good as the US I assume because of higher inflation since Canada imports a lot with a lower currency value.
Now one thing I've done with my PP that has helped this year is owning half Canadian, half US stock - helped with a 10-15% rise in currency and rise in US stock market. I just don't like how resource heavy the Canadian market is. In times of prosperity, the market won't necessarily go up since commodities are cyclical. 63% of the Canadian index is financials, mining and oil/gas - the S&P500 by comparison is 29%...
Re: 2014 PP performance
Hmmm, my numbers are quite different. Using the adjusted closing prices (includes dividends) from Yahoo! Finance I get the following:Stunt wrote: Since I hold the Canadian PP, I thought I'd share how our results differ from what you guys had in 2014.
Stocks: +8.1%
Bonds: +11.5%
Gold: +4.4%
Cash: +0.1%
Total: +6.0%
As you can see the resource heavy Canadian stock market got hit hard by the pull back in oil price. However that exit of foreign investment and reduced economic activity resulted in lower currency value making gold positive relative to slight negative for US PP. Long bonds did not perform as good as the US I assume because of higher inflation since Canada imports a lot with a lower currency value.
Now one thing I've done with my PP that has helped this year is owning half Canadian, half US stock - helped with a 10-15% rise in currency and rise in US stock market. I just don't like how resource heavy the Canadian market is. In times of prosperity, the market won't necessarily go up since commodities are cyclical. 63% of the Canadian index is financials, mining and oil/gas - the S&P500 by comparison is 29%...
Stocks (XIU) +11.9% ((21.47 / 19.18) - 1)
Gold (IGT) +7.8%
Bonds (ZFL) +17.4%
Cash (ZFS) +2.3%
Canadian 4x25 PP +9.85% (includes dividends and interest)
Unhedged US stocks (SPY) priced in Canadian Dollars increased 24.2% (CAD weakened 9.3% against USD), so this would boost the returns for a Canadian PP depending on allocation to US stocks.
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I used XIU but I see the ETF starting 2014 at 19.6 and not 19.18.Gosso wrote: Hmmm, my numbers are quite different. Using the adjusted closing prices (includes dividends) from Yahoo! Finance I get the following:
Stocks (XIU) +11.9% ((21.47 / 19.18) - 1)
Gold (IGT) +7.8%
Bonds (ZFL) +17.4%
Cash (ZFS) +2.3%
Canadian 4x25 PP +9.85% (includes dividends and interest)
Unhedged US stocks priced in Canadian Dollars increased 22.8% (CAD weakened 9.3%), so this would obviously boost the returns for a Canadian PP depending on allocation to US stocks.
Gold I used the raw value of the metal and not an ETF - most people (myself included) seem to buy physical.
Bonds I used XLB, not sure how that compares to ZFL and similarly for cash I used XSB.
I might have forgotten dividends...
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Re: 2014 PP performance
For XLB I got 16.5% ((23.62/20.27)-1). So I'm pretty sure the only thing you're missing are the dividends, which are accounted for in the adjusted close at Yahoo! Finance. The default for calculating past returns should be the adjusted close, the only time the pure closing price is needed is for technical analysis.Stunt wrote:I used XIU but I see the ETF starting 2014 at 19.6 and not 19.18.Gosso wrote: Hmmm, my numbers are quite different. Using the adjusted closing prices (includes dividends) from Yahoo! Finance I get the following:
Stocks (XIU) +11.9% ((21.47 / 19.18) - 1)
Gold (IGT) +7.8%
Bonds (ZFL) +17.4%
Cash (ZFS) +2.3%
Canadian 4x25 PP +9.85% (includes dividends and interest)
Unhedged US stocks priced in Canadian Dollars increased 22.8% (CAD weakened 9.3%), so this would obviously boost the returns for a Canadian PP depending on allocation to US stocks.
Gold I used the raw value of the metal and not an ETF - most people (myself included) seem to buy physical.
Bonds I used XLB, not sure how that compares to ZFL and similarly for cash I used XSB.
I might have forgotten dividends...
Re: 2014 PP performance
Some Euro figures:
IMEU Euro shares +8.3%
IBGL Euro 15-30y bonds +26.6%
GBS Gold +1.5%
IBGS Euro 1-3y bonds +1.8%
Average = 9.6%, very close to USA figure.
IMEU Euro shares +8.3%
IBGL Euro 15-30y bonds +26.6%
GBS Gold +1.5%
IBGS Euro 1-3y bonds +1.8%
Average = 9.6%, very close to USA figure.
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Re: 2014 PP performance
Thanks for that chart!
My PP return for 2014 was 9.58%. Surprised me, as my PP started out a bit off balance.
It's interesting how we so easily focus on the bad times, and forget to notice as the portfolio is forging steadily upward. Like the tortoise that beats the hare to the finish line!
My PP return for 2014 was 9.58%. Surprised me, as my PP started out a bit off balance.
It's interesting how we so easily focus on the bad times, and forget to notice as the portfolio is forging steadily upward. Like the tortoise that beats the hare to the finish line!
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I have got slightly different € figures:tarentola wrote: Some Euro figures:
IMEU Euro shares +8.3%
IBGL Euro 15-30y bonds +26.6%
GBS Gold +1.5%
IBGS Euro 1-3y bonds +1.8%
Average = 9.6%, very close to USA figure.
IBGS Euro 1-3y bonds: +3,1%
iShares MSCI World UCITS ETF DIST (ok, its global): 13,6%
Gold ($) : 5,3%
Total return (10 %, cash, 20 % Gold, 30 % Bonds, 40 % equities): 17%.
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Re: 2014 PP performance
Sophie - IIRC, you are Canadian...What were your holdings last year and weightings?sophie wrote: Thanks for that chart!
My PP return for 2014 was 9.58%. Surprised me, as my PP started out a bit off balance.
It's interesting how we so easily focus on the bad times, and forget to notice as the portfolio is forging steadily upward. Like the tortoise that beats the hare to the finish line!
Did you end up diversifying with some US equity exposure?
Thanks
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I'm US not Canadian. I forget the balances at the beginning of the year, but bonds particularly were creeping close to the 15% rebalance mark and gold was below it. I "rebalanced" mainly by going with a standard Boglehead 50/50 in my active retirement account, due to inability to place gold there, and used new contributions to bring the PP more into balance - it's now close to ideal 25x4.
If it matters, I keep the stock portion balanced at 80% US total market and 20% international. The latter did not do too well this year, so between that and the low bond % I expected more of a performance penalty. Nice surprise that this wasn't the case.
If it matters, I keep the stock portion balanced at 80% US total market and 20% international. The latter did not do too well this year, so between that and the low bond % I expected more of a performance penalty. Nice surprise that this wasn't the case.
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I only got 5.6%. My stocks are split roughly 50-50 US-Intl. And I have a good chunk of foreign bond exposure too.
It seemed like a good idea at the time, lol.
It seemed like a good idea at the time, lol.
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Re: 2014 PP performance
Enough with 2014. How is 2015 looking so far?
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Typical January pullback in stocks so far. Nothing abnormal. All sytems nominal.Reub wrote: Enough with 2014. How is 2015 looking so far?
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That sounds like an awful lot of international & currency risk, which is meandering a bit far past the boundaries of the PP. Are you outside the US?I Shrugged wrote: I only got 5.6%. My stocks are split roughly 50-50 US-Intl. And I have a good chunk of foreign bond exposure too.
It seemed like a good idea at the time, lol.
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Re: 2014 PP performance
My PP-ish did 7.1% in 2014; started 2014 at roughly 13% "Cash" (STB), 20% Gold, 25% LTT, 42% Stock (~40% of Stock Intl), with a bit of tinkering to get to this allocation, which is more PP-ish than late 2013.... (in an IRA, won't touch for many years, and doesn't include my emergency fund, which partly the diff from pure PP....)
Rebalanced at start of 2015 to be around 8/25/25/42
0.3% YTD (through 1/6/15) according to Vanguard....
Although tis early yet.
Rebalanced at start of 2015 to be around 8/25/25/42
0.3% YTD (through 1/6/15) according to Vanguard....
Although tis early yet.