The Johnny Doe IBKR portfolio

[thomasparra]

JohnnyDoe said:
You can use dividends to buy growth stocks. 4.5% is below inflation, not a good investment.
There are also very good bonds yielding 7-12%, most with $100k-500k minimum size though and I'm not sure you can buy them all with IBKR (I do that via the bank).
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Last time I checked - couple months ago, short to medium term treasuries were yielding close to junk corporate bonds. The 0.5% increment for these B/C type corporate bonds was not worth the added risk. Things might have changed in recent months so I would be curious to know the type of companies or maybe countries you are referring to, especially at these yields today.

I already have accumulated dividends ETFs but being globally diversified the yield rarely go beyond 2.5%.

 

[JohnnyDoe]

thomasparra said:
Last time I checked - couple months ago, short to medium term treasuries were yielding close to junk corporate bonds. The 0.5% increment for these B/C type corporate bonds was not worth the added risk. Things might have changed in recent months so I would be curious to know the type of companies or maybe countries you are referring to, especially at these yields today.

I already have accumulated dividends ETFs but being globally diversified the yield rarely go beyond 2.5%.
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You should look at perpetuals, for example BACR, BID, LLOYDS, SOCGEN, RBIAV, DB.

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[JohnnyDoe]

Here is the updated portfolio:

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[uranium]

JohnnyDoe said:
Here is the updated portfolio:

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Why you own both Acwi and VT
They are the same

 

[JohnnyDoe]

uranium said:
Why you own both Acwi and VT
They are the same
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They are not the same. They are both good for global exposure so I split between them.

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[uranium]

JohnnyDoe said:
They are not the same. They are both good for global exposure so I split between them.
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[JohnnyDoe]

Results are similar (not same).
ACWI tracks the MSCI ACWI index and holds 2,364 stocks.
VT tracks the FTSE Global All Cap index and holds 9,848 stocks.

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[uranium]

JohnnyDoe said:
Results are similar (not same).
ACWI tracks the MSCI ACWI index and holds 2,364 stocks.
VT tracks the FTSE Global All Cap index and holds 9,848 stocks.
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Looks like if you want to buy all world stocks and play it safe, stick to VT and don't buy anything else.

 

[JohnnyDoe]

uranium said:
Looks like if you want to buy all world stocks and play it safe, stick to VT and don't buy anything else.
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I like to split that 3.8% allocation of my portfolio between BlackRock and Vanguard 😉

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[uranium]

I didn't see btc there
Don't ibkr offer crypto ?

 

[void]

uranium said:
I didn't see btc there
Don't ibkr offer crypto ?
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why would one make an exposure to bitcoin through a third party (unless it's the only legal option)?

 

[JohnnyDoe]

uranium said:
I didn't see btc there
Don't ibkr offer crypto ?
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Nobody can see my crypto 😎
And you should not entrust anybody with your crypto.

The main purpose of this portfolio is to generate income to buy crypto.
My other portfolio is with a traditional bank where I hold bonds for the same purpose.

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[uranium]

JohnnyDoe said:
Nobody can see my crypto 😎
And you should not entrust anybody with your crypto.

The main purpose of this portfolio is to generate income to buy crypto.
My other portfolio is with a traditional bank where I hold bonds for the same purpose.
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What you think if blackrock will buy all btc available and all of sudden you can no longer use btc for transaction but only for investing. What will you do?

 

[JohnnyDoe]

uranium said:
What you think if blackrock will buy all btc available and all of sudden you can no longer use btc for transaction but only for investing. What will you do?
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I will sell them the last btc for $1m and buy xmr or whatever else

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[uranium]

@JohnnyDoe if you have to chose between VT and VOO which one would pick for retirement knowing that VT always underperformed Voo by 50%.

 

[JohnnyDoe]

uranium said:
@JohnnyDoe if you have to chose between VT and VOO which one would pick for retirement knowing that VT always underperformed Voo by 50%.
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If forced at gunpoint I would choose VT. Otherwise JEPI and reinvest the dividends in something else.

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[uranium]

JohnnyDoe said:
If forced at gunpoint I would choose VT. Otherwise JEPI and reinvest the dividends in something else.
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VT performance.. not that high
You get on average 5% inflation free

 

[JohnnyDoe]

uranium said:
VT performance.. not that high
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My portfolio doesn't seek absolute return.

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You get on average 5% inflation free
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You got. Past performance is not an indicator of blah blah blah”¦

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[Propeller]

Thank you very much for this helpful thread. I'm learning from it while slowly starting my IBK portefolio.

 

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