Not exact matches
Having 10 - 20 equally
sized holdings now (in my late twenties) and scaling down as I gain confidence is a better path than
starting with an extremely concentrated
portfolio now and blowing up while I gain valuable experience.
This doesn't matter — the conclusions will hold no matter what
portfolio size you
start out with.
I want to
start with this line you mentioned: «Ideally where should an investor be in terms of
portfolio size at 30, 40.
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Bring your
portfolio in line with that risk assessment: Once you have a sense of what
size loss you can handle without selling in a panic, you can then
start making any adjustments, if necessary, to make sure your mix of stocks and bonds reflects the level of loss you can comfortably absorb.
Many people who have achieved financial independence usually agree that the hardest part is getting
started and building up a decent
size portfolio.
However, I do not worry too much regarding the
size of
portfolio: some will
start with $ 5K, others with $ 5M or $ 50, whats really important is passive income and I keep track of it and regularly post them including my purchases, so, you can follow that.
If they prefer ETFs, then it would make
start to make sense sooner, such as at between $ 25K and $ 50K in
portfolio size.
I want to
start with this line you mentioned: «Ideally where should an investor be in terms of
portfolio size at 30, 40.
Remember too that once you
start tapping your
portfolio for income in retirement, the
size of your withdrawals will also help determine how far your
portfolio's value drops during market downturns, not to mention the extent to which it's able to recover.
But if switching doesn't have tax implications such as within RRSPs, RESPs etc., I'd still go with
starting out with a diversified mutual fund
portfolio and switch after the
portfolio gets to a certain
size.
It's better to
start diversified (money spread across different instruments, industries, and company
sizes) than trying to build your own diversified
portfolio from scratch.
At the
start of each month, companies who are not in the
portfolio and whose earnings yield ranks higher than the target
portfolio size are bought.