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Portfolio of index funds based on http://canadiancouchpotato.com http://canadiancouchpotato.com 25% TSX (Canadian market) 25% S&P500 (US market) 25% MSCI
by protomok 10y ago
Portfolio of index funds based on http://canadiancouchpotato.com http://canadiancouchpotato.com
25% TSX (Canadian market)
25% S&P500 (US market)
25% MSCI EAFE (Developed market excluding Canada/US)
25% Fixed Income - cash,bonds,'high' interest savings account, etc.
Requires about 4-5 hours of time once per year to rebalance portfolio and update some partially automated Google Docs files to track performance.
Works for me...also planning to get a rental property at some point.
- patrickgordon 10y agoIf you don't mind answering, how long have you been doing this for and roughly how has your rate of return been?
- pesfandiar 10y agoI've been following an older Canadian Couch Potato portfolio for a few years now. The market has been mostly growing since 2010 so it probably doesn't count, but it's been returning an average of 7-8% every year (dividend+gain). Even last year, when the Canadian economy didn't do well, its return was positive. It takes more than 4-5 hours a year for me though. I invest a part of my income every month. It makes sense since I don't pay any commission on purchases, so YMMV. More info: http://www.pesfandiar.com/blog/2015/05/01/how-i-invest-my-savings http://www.pesfandiar.com/blog/2015/05/01/how-i-invest-my-sa...
- patrickgordon 10y agoThanks for the info. It is appreciated!!