Fisher Funds stocks

[Shareguy]

I suspect the choices depend on individuals investing time-line..... eg KiwiSaver/ETF/Milford great for young investors, but less relevant of retired investors.

Likewise the weighting of your total portfolio in such 'bond equivalents' will change over time and should be reviewed regularly.

There is an opportunity cost if you tie too much of your funds in areas that are 'too conservative.'

Whatever stage you are at, it is important to set average annual return goals for your funds/investments/shares  and review them regularly. 

(Disc - have never used Fisher Funds tho' have used ETF's. As a retiree I hold only shares, cash and property.)
 

Agree it's very important your comment. "Whatever stage you are at, it is important to set average annual return goals for your funds/investments/shares  and review them regularly"

The most important rule in my opinion that many don't follow is diversification. Better to get rich slowly than risk losing capital.

[Shareguy]

bloody hell I have just caught up with the BRM share price, what a disaster that is for an investment fund.
Mixed feelings about it as I sold down my rather large (beagle size) chunk late last year, it was 30% of my investment portfolio then but only 5% this year, still the performance is so bad this year it will hurt over all returns quite badly for the year if things don't pick up.
A bit further on this, my decision to sell down last year was based on their portfolio having to much of their funds in stocks with massive PE's, XRO and WTC, as well as the fund managers seem to be doing little to adjust their portfolio. If you look at the BRM holdings very little has changed in the top 10 holdings for a couple of years.   

Snapiti, I don't think Fishers are that good. Their shares and Kiwi saver performance is not flash. As you pointed out they buy a share and hold onto it. They may well be right in the likes of BRM who have suffered the same fate as many funds holding Aust growth company's. Most of them that I follow are not selling either and in a number of cases have been busy buying on the way down. This suggests they are expecting the shares to go back to high multiples. Time will tell if they are right or wrong.

[Left Field]

Agree it's very important your comment. "Whatever stage you are at, it is important to set average annual return goals for your funds/investments/shares  and review them regularly"

The most important rule in my opinion that many don't follow is diversification. Better to get rich slowly than risk losing capital.

Mmmmmm Diversification or Di-worse-ification.  Many investors over-diversify and wonder why they get poor returns.

Guru investor Kiora only has 2 shares in his NZX portfolio. FPH @ 20% and IFT @ 80%.  Check his average returns over the last 10yrs. They are impressive.

Maybe just 2 shares is too risky, but you get the idea.

Sometimes less is more. ( Disc 8 companies in my NZX portfolio.)

[snapiti]

I agree with what you are saying, being to conservative especially with sticky higher end inflation can move the dial towards very low real returns.
Also the tax structure in NZ for term deposits and bond interest payments seems to eat away a lot of the real returns for these conservative positions.
I am in my mid 50's and enjoy a semi retired lifestyle, I do find setting a yoy % return on a very diversified portfolio, forestry, property, managed funds (ballanced portfolio), bonds a good way to sleep easy especially when BRM 5% is performing really badly.
Goal for me is 7% after tax, currently not on target for this so hopefully a stronger 2nd half. 

[snapiti]

Mmmmmm Diversification or Di-worse-ification.  Many investors over-diversify and wonder why they get poor returns.

Guru investor Kiora only has 2 shares in his NZX portfolio. FPH @ 20% and IFT @ 80%.  Check his average returns over the last 10yrs. They are impressive.

Maybe just 2 shares is too risky, but you get the idea.

Sometimes less is more. ( Disc 8 companies in my NZX portfolio.)

so what is a reasonable  after tax return? (in a 3% inflation environment )INFLATION MATTERS BIG TIME, I see no point in holding term deposits @ 4.5%(after tax 3%) in a 3% inflation environment
My goal has always been to beat inflation by at least 5%, but have average 8%. Now in saying this my goals have shrunk this year as my position has shifted to a more defensive portfolio