Hi everyone! I'd love to hear your thoughts and if we have some stocks in common ;) By the way, at the beginning of the video I say $197,493, but that's actually the value in €. The title gives the right value in $!
Thank you Zero, glad you enjoyed it! I hope it was structured well, to be honest I've never even seen a portfolio video from any other youtuber so far. VUAA is the "accumulating" version, VUSA is "Distributing", referring to the dividends. I always categorically buy the "accumulating" versions because I want the dividends to be reinvested instead of distributed!
Nobody can become financially successful over night. They put in background work but we tend to see the finished part. Fear is a dangerous component, hindering us from taking bold steps we need in other to reach our goals.
Great Video. Thanks!! Suggestion....Can you please post videos with updates to your portfolio? I think many of your viewers including me share your goal of reducing individual stock positions and increasing ETF positions. However what to sell and what to buy is always a hard one. It would be great to hear how you make such decisions with your own portfolio. You mentioned that you goal is have 80% of your assets in ETFs. However what type of asset allocation are you aiming for within your ETFs - sector/market-cap/country etc.
Thank you Fonzer! Yes I can definitely post an update to the portfolio in the future. My goal is to sell a lot of single positions by the end of the year and as I said get to 80% etf hopefully. I will push on the etfs I already have and shown in the video, above all in the S&P500 and in MSCI World, but i'm also adding some QQQ and a little bit of India and Asia.
Hi there, nice to see that you always research new opportunities. So, FIOFX has some advantages and some disadvantages. If you compare it with the S&P500, of course the performance of the S&P500 has been much higher in the last 10 years (12.86% vs 8.54%). FIOFX on the other hand is composed of a mix of other Fidelity indexes and gives coverage to US, International and even Bonds (both US and Intern.). I honestly try to keep it simple and if I wanted to have bonds I would do it through a % of a broad Bond ETF like BND, and as for international coverage I would prefer to invest in World, to keep it simple and diversified. But if you like this ETF, it's not like you're doing something wrong if you buy it.
Great video Rick! I have a suggestion I want to make. A lot of people move to europe every year and they don't know how to choose a good stocks broker/exchange (I'm one of them). Maybe you can make a video of the things you should consider when choosing a broker (commisions + regulations + taxes) Thank you!
Hey there! That's a good idea, thanks. I always suggest using Trade Republic if available in your country and in my description you'll find a link with which they'll give you a bonus up to 100€ when you open an account with them. I will plan your suggestion in my next videos!
@@rick.austin Hey, i´m from europe and can invest in schd, voo and etc..., there is one in america that allows us to to invest, search for tastytrade and see if you like it, i´m from portugal and i invest there for long term on those popular etfs
I think you mean EQQQ, or any other Nasdaq 100 etf... so in that case yes! And of course all the investment companies you mentioned. The etfs similar to the US versions tend to have a little higher exp ratio in general, but you find most of comparable alternatives
@@rick.austin Yeah, you're right. Lyxor, X-Trackers and SPDR MSCI World have a TER of 0.12 Watched my first video on your channel yesterday. Thumbs up 👍👌
Yes EQQQ is available! That's true, I should have mentioned it. I haven't invested in it because also my stocks were heavy on Tech but that is, indeed, the equal alternative for EU investors. Thank you for pitching in, Michael
Some ETFs (like the chinese ones) unfortunately have higher fees... but the ones I have on top have really low exp ratios... the effect on the portfolio on the long term is minimal, in one of the last videos I showed how it influences the portfolio with a google sheets file
Hey Jordan, as I said in the video most stocks come from my early investing days and i'm reducing them a lot. Focusing on some solid ETFs and some stocks that I believe in
I love your content, so professional and fresh, really nice portfolio, but where is India? Too much Cina and so little India, India ETF would be an amazing choice to complete your portfolio👌🏻…
Do you know that exactly two days ago I was researching that? India ETFs from Europe are still EXTREMELY expensive when it comes to expense ratio. It really bothers me.
yes, exactly, it's not so cheap! I've mentioned the effect of the expense ratio in a video in the past and showed how such an expense ratio influences the final result in the long term (10-20-30 years...). It's substantial! If you just calculate 1 year, 0.65% of a $10,000 is just $65, it doesn't look like much, but in the long term it's heavy
Here an example, @Tauronval: $1,000 per month invested over 30 years with 10% average yearly return. Final Portfolio Value after 30 years: - with 0,05% expense ratio: $162,044.42 - with 0,65% expense ratio: $135,265.26 Difference --> 17% ($26,779.16) Meaning, 0.6% difference in expense ratio causes you a loss of 17% of the portfolio over 30 years. It's a shame that Indian ETFs are still so expensive, because actually I'd like to invest in it!
Honestly, even though I myself invest in so many stocks, I believe I'd be better off with a simpler portfolio like the one you've said! The hope of achieving "higher than average results" plays me too.
Please consider that I built this portfolio with time and the stock positions were mostly acquired "at the beginning". Only in more recent time I shifted more and more towards ETFs, which will reduce considerably the number of positions or their weight in the future
Hi everyone!
I'd love to hear your thoughts and if we have some stocks in common ;)
By the way, at the beginning of the video I say $197,493, but that's actually the value in €. The title gives the right value in $!
You're the man 💪 Amazing video. One of your best videos for sure 👌 What's the difference between VUAA and VUSA?
Thank you Zero, glad you enjoyed it! I hope it was structured well, to be honest I've never even seen a portfolio video from any other youtuber so far.
VUAA is the "accumulating" version, VUSA is "Distributing", referring to the dividends. I always categorically buy the "accumulating" versions because I want the dividends to be reinvested instead of distributed!
Great video! Where can I find this excel sheet? Looks pretty neat
Hey there! That's one of the few spreadsheets of mine that I haven't shared yet. Might do a video in the future or share it!
Nobody can become financially successful over night. They put in background work but we tend to see the finished part. Fear is a dangerous component, hindering us from taking bold steps we need in other to reach our goals.
Manu ginobli! Bro you’re lookin great after retirement
A little bit younger, right? Retirement does miracles
This is the comment I came here for
Ginobilliiiiii
Great Video. Thanks!! Suggestion....Can you please post videos with updates to your portfolio? I think many of your viewers including me share your goal of reducing individual stock positions and increasing ETF positions. However what to sell and what to buy is always a hard one. It would be great to hear how you make such decisions with your own portfolio. You mentioned that you goal is have 80% of your assets in ETFs. However what type of asset allocation are you aiming for within your ETFs - sector/market-cap/country etc.
Thank you Fonzer! Yes I can definitely post an update to the portfolio in the future. My goal is to sell a lot of single positions by the end of the year and as I said get to 80% etf hopefully. I will push on the etfs I already have and shown in the video, above all in the S&P500 and in MSCI World, but i'm also adding some QQQ and a little bit of India and Asia.
you appear to have a good dca would be interesting to know your entry points but shows you're a disciplined trader
Thank you very much!
Great portfolio sir and great video. I have a question for you. What are your thoughts on FIOFX?
Hi there, nice to see that you always research new opportunities.
So, FIOFX has some advantages and some disadvantages.
If you compare it with the S&P500, of course the performance of the S&P500 has been much higher in the last 10 years (12.86% vs 8.54%).
FIOFX on the other hand is composed of a mix of other Fidelity indexes and gives coverage to US, International and even Bonds (both US and Intern.).
I honestly try to keep it simple and if I wanted to have bonds I would do it through a % of a broad Bond ETF like BND, and as for international coverage I would prefer to invest in World, to keep it simple and diversified.
But if you like this ETF, it's not like you're doing something wrong if you buy it.
@rickdago okay gotcha that makes sense. Thank you much for getting back to me and the input on the whole matter
Great video Rick!
I have a suggestion I want to make. A lot of people move to europe every year and they don't know how to choose a good stocks broker/exchange (I'm one of them).
Maybe you can make a video of the things you should consider when choosing a broker (commisions + regulations + taxes)
Thank you!
Hey there! That's a good idea, thanks.
I always suggest using Trade Republic if available in your country and in my description you'll find a link with which they'll give you a bonus up to 100€ when you open an account with them.
I will plan your suggestion in my next videos!
@@rick.austin Hey, i´m from europe and can invest in schd, voo and etc..., there is one in america that allows us to to invest, search for tastytrade and see if you like it, i´m from portugal and i invest there for long term on those popular etfs
Hey Reda! I wanted to let you know that I'm planning to publish this video next friday. Stay tuned and I'd love your comment there! Cheers, Rick.
@@rick.austin Sure thing, I appreciate it thanks 🙌🙌❤️
Great video and thanks for the transparency.
Glad you liked it, mate
In Germany we also have the QQQ and also Wisdom Tree, Amundi, X-Trackers, etc. MSCI World ETFs...
I think you mean EQQQ, or any other Nasdaq 100 etf... so in that case yes!
And of course all the investment companies you mentioned. The etfs similar to the US versions tend to have a little higher exp ratio in general, but you find most of comparable alternatives
@@rick.austin Yeah, you're right. Lyxor, X-Trackers and SPDR MSCI World have a TER of 0.12
Watched my first video on your channel yesterday. Thumbs up 👍👌
Why you choose VUAA over ishares S&P500?
No real big preference. They are extremely similar, vuaa has a little lower concentration in the top 10
Wait whats manu ginobli had to do with your portfolio? Aside from the fact that you do resemble him
Well actually nothing else, considering his portfolio has probably a couple of zeros more!
@@rick.austin lol
What about EQQQ? I’m sure that’s available in the EU?
Yes EQQQ is available! That's true, I should have mentioned it.
I haven't invested in it because also my stocks were heavy on Tech but that is, indeed, the equal alternative for EU investors. Thank you for pitching in, Michael
@@rick.austin no problem just being nosy 🤣 great video man. 👍
@@michaelhutchinson2854 love when people help the community like this. Keep being nosy, man!
Have you ever experienced share buyback
No, never actually
Super video
Grazie!
Doesn’t the expense of ETF’s catch up to you in the long run?
Some ETFs (like the chinese ones) unfortunately have higher fees... but the ones I have on top have really low exp ratios... the effect on the portfolio on the long term is minimal, in one of the last videos I showed how it influences the portfolio with a google sheets file
Why do you invest in so many companies instead of 1 or 2
Hey Jordan, as I said in the video most stocks come from my early investing days and i'm reducing them a lot. Focusing on some solid ETFs and some stocks that I believe in
Bravo!!
Grazie!
Damn! You look like manu from the San Antonio spurs 🙏👏🏿🙌🏾🇺🇸👊🏽🇺🇦🥃🎉
🏃🏻🏀
I love your content, so professional and fresh, really nice portfolio, but where is India? Too much Cina and so little India, India ETF would be an amazing choice to complete your portfolio👌🏻…
Do you know that exactly two days ago I was researching that?
India ETFs from Europe are still EXTREMELY expensive when it comes to expense ratio. It really bothers me.
@@rick.austin Total Expense Ratio 0,65% is not so cheap, I have the iShares MSCI India UCITS, incredible performance!...
yes, exactly, it's not so cheap! I've mentioned the effect of the expense ratio in a video in the past and showed how such an expense ratio influences the final result in the long term (10-20-30 years...). It's substantial! If you just calculate 1 year, 0.65% of a $10,000 is just $65, it doesn't look like much, but in the long term it's heavy
Here an example, @Tauronval:
$1,000 per month invested over 30 years with 10% average yearly return.
Final Portfolio Value after 30 years:
- with 0,05% expense ratio: $162,044.42
- with 0,65% expense ratio: $135,265.26
Difference --> 17% ($26,779.16)
Meaning, 0.6% difference in expense ratio causes you a loss of 17% of the portfolio over 30 years.
It's a shame that Indian ETFs are still so expensive, because actually I'd like to invest in it!
@@rick.austin Ok but 30 years are a lot, but thanks for your explanation! By the way the last 3 years the ETF made 73%, so really nice!...
You’re a fomo investor? Following buffets failed bank stocks ?🤔
Ahah look, it was years ago. I said this wasn't really a great choice 😅
Why don't you make a paranoid google sheet comparison of your entire portfolio versus 50% VOO 50% VGT and include volatility and risk reward
Honestly, even though I myself invest in so many stocks, I believe I'd be better off with a simpler portfolio like the one you've said!
The hope of achieving "higher than average results" plays me too.
@@rick.austin it’s good you can acknowledge that
Please consider that I built this portfolio with time and the stock positions were mostly acquired "at the beginning". Only in more recent time I shifted more and more towards ETFs, which will reduce considerably the number of positions or their weight in the future