Questions tagged [portfolio]
Questions relating to the collection of an individual's investments, looked at at a whole.
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Could someone please provide an example of a portfolio similiar to the GFP or Couch potato, but for Australia?
So I've been reading about MPT and came across the GFP and couch potato sites posted in this link,
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Including the region where you live in your investment portfolio?
Diversification in an investment portfolio is generally recommended. Can my portfolio benefit from avoiding investment in my local economy?
When browsing several US sites for investment advice, they ...
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Are interest bearing checking accounts (rewards checking) covered by FDIC?
I see a lot of banks offering rewards checking accounts (maintain the account in an active status by doing x transactions/month,direct deposit, paper less statements etc, in return you yearn high apy. ...
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What's the most conservative split of financial assets for my portfolio in today's market?
Mid 30's, looking for what split I should have between Australian shares, International shares, property, cash, interest, bonds, options, etc. or maybe none of the above. What is considered to be a "...
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Why are “random” deposits bad?
The deposits of private investors often consists of random securities, caused by tips of friends, banks and exchange newspapers. It is said that the ratio of risk and return cannot be optimal like ...
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Explain the details and benefits of rebalancing a retirement portfolio?
What exactly does rebalancing entail? Does it mean that if I originally had 50% in stocks and 50% in bonds and my stocks do amazingly well that I end up with 75% in stocks and 25% in bonds that I ...
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What percentage of my stock portfolio should be international (non-US) stocks?
I recently read that, based on capitalization, US stocks no longer make up the majority and that to be diversified would mean to hold 50% or more in non-US stocks. Is this good advice?
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What kind of investments should I have in my RRSP?
I plan to retire in 15-20 years... what kind of investments should I consider holding in my RRSP? I don't like very risky investments, but I also don't want to be too conservative.
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What type of investments should be in a TFSA, given its tax-free growth and withdrawal benefits?
What does an optimal TFSA portfolio look like? What type of investments should be in it given its tax-free growth and withdrawal benefits?
