Canadian DIY Version of the Permanent Portfolio?
Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 7:25 pm
Hello there. Just wanted to say what a great resource this blog is. Also, most of what I know about the permanent portfolio is what I've read of it on the boglehead forum (that famous 60 page plus thread!), but I have now just started reading the e-book version of Harry Browne's "Failsafe Investing."
I was interested if there are any Canadians here who have tried to compile a permanent portfolio?
Cash and Stocks aren't typically a problem. There are several options available for cash (t-bill money markets, GICs -canadian version of a CD, they are called "guaranteed interest certificates" here). For stocks, I've found several index funds that should fit the bill.
For gold, we can use various ETF's like GTU or GLD. However, they may introduce a currency risk that I don't quite understand.
The one problem I've come across is finding a convenient way to buy Long Term Canadian Treasuries. Anyone here know of a low expense fund that holds mostly long term Canadian Treasuries? There are a few funds that track the Canadian Dex Universe (a mix of maturities across corporate and government bonds) but none that I can see that hold mainly long-term treasuries.
Its starting to look like that the best bet for a Canadian may be to purchase the treasuries themselves rather than a fund...
I haven't quite decided if this is the type of portfolio I would like to amass, but I'm currently doing research to explore options.
I was interested if there are any Canadians here who have tried to compile a permanent portfolio?
Cash and Stocks aren't typically a problem. There are several options available for cash (t-bill money markets, GICs -canadian version of a CD, they are called "guaranteed interest certificates" here). For stocks, I've found several index funds that should fit the bill.
For gold, we can use various ETF's like GTU or GLD. However, they may introduce a currency risk that I don't quite understand.
The one problem I've come across is finding a convenient way to buy Long Term Canadian Treasuries. Anyone here know of a low expense fund that holds mostly long term Canadian Treasuries? There are a few funds that track the Canadian Dex Universe (a mix of maturities across corporate and government bonds) but none that I can see that hold mainly long-term treasuries.
Its starting to look like that the best bet for a Canadian may be to purchase the treasuries themselves rather than a fund...
I haven't quite decided if this is the type of portfolio I would like to amass, but I'm currently doing research to explore options.