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What investments did you buy today?
« on: May 22, 2015, 12:29:42 PM »
We typically go shopping, every other Friday, for Exchange Traded Funds!  I thought people might want somewhere to share what they buy and maybe a little about why etc. 

Today I decided to buy:

22 May 2015 - 150 shares of ZRE at $19.99 each (REITs).  These are for the TFSA account.  Our REIT allotment is 5% of portfolio. 
2 June 2015 - (a few dividend scraps to clean up...so...) 3 XEF, 5 ZRE, 2 VSC


I'll update this post as more ETFs are purchased. 

Acronyms

TFSA = Tax Free Savings Account
ZRE = Canada Reit ETF
XEF = EAFE ETF
VSC = Short Bond ETF

Portfolio Allocation & Percentages
« Last Edit: June 02, 2015, 09:16:18 AM by Ottawa »

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2015, 12:42:03 PM »
Today I finished the last steps of simplifying our portfolio. We are going to be holding US REITs in my IRAs and Emerging Markets in my wife's IRAs. The rest of our investments are held in our work retirement plans. Yesterday I took care of 3 out of 4 IRAs. Today I am buying about $4700 worth of VGSIX (Vanguard REIT Index Fund Investor Shares).

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2015, 01:13:32 PM »
Today is VEXAX (equivalent) and VTMGX (equivalent).

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2015, 01:47:41 PM »
My wife's 401k contribution should also hit her account today. So we'll also be buying VTSAX (Total US Stock), VIMAX (Mid-Cap Index), VSMAX (Small-Cap Index), and VWILX (International Growth).

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2015, 02:34:07 PM »
VT, total world stock index etf.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2015, 03:51:52 PM »
2% of my house :D 

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2015, 12:50:10 PM »
VT, total world stock index etf.

Also did VT. Purchased with that BIV, VNQ. My lazy portfolio.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2015, 01:43:41 PM »
Yesterday I noticed about $100 sitting in cash in the taxable Schwab account.  The market was down, so I picked up that amount of SWPPX, their S&P 500 index fund.  If I don't check, cash has a habit of building up in these accounts, even with most dividends automatically reinvested.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2015, 11:33:50 AM »
All low cost index funds, my Friday purchases (via 401k payroll withdrawals):

  • $281.69 - US Bond
  • $1,492.96 - S&P 500
  • $281.69 - Small/Mid
  • $760.56 - International Stock

... yes I have my contribution percentage set very high :)

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2015, 12:22:31 PM »
I purchased the 3ETF's reccomended by canadiancouchpotato.com VAB, VCN (Canadian stocks), VXC (International including US, except Canada) .... Right now I am hesitating on wether I should allocate 5% towards Reit (XRE) or if it's simply useless.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2015, 12:51:17 PM »
 Bought some BCE on Thursday.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2015, 01:02:11 PM »
Small amount of CPG.TO

DRIPs happening for ENB, BNS, FTS.

Other than that - ETF purchases are all done!

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2015, 01:04:19 PM »
Bought $26K worth of VASGX yesterday.  Finally have my Roth IRA out of American Funds!

Will buy yet more in my traditional once that transfer clears from Principal.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2015, 05:52:47 AM »
I put my monthly contribution into Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF -- pretty much a no brainer.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2015, 06:59:27 AM »
Every other friday i buy VT and a TBM fund.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2015, 08:20:32 AM »
Monday JPM and F

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #16 on: June 01, 2015, 08:18:46 AM »
VTSAX.  Automatic monthly purchase.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #17 on: June 01, 2015, 08:25:39 AM »
$2K of VDU this morning.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2015, 08:40:48 AM »
Last week I bought 75 shares of UNP and 116 shares of T.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #19 on: June 01, 2015, 09:21:51 AM »
We make at least one purchase almost every day. When we sell (rare) it is from a large preferred funding sources in tax advantaged plans. Bought more HON today.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #20 on: June 01, 2015, 10:53:30 AM »
Just because I saw this, I went ahead and bought another $50 in my Roth IRA.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #21 on: June 01, 2015, 01:23:55 PM »
This Friday I will go shopping (auto investment plan).  I am going to take some "C", "I", and "S" fund shares off the shelf and put it in my cart.  (I am in the Government TSP). I'll take my wife's IRA to the market and pick up some SWTSX (Schwab Total Market).  Then I will take my taxable vanguard account for a spin to the "mall" and grab me some more VTI.  I love shopping! SPEND SPEND SPEND...Errr.. I mean INVEST INVEST INVEST.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #22 on: June 01, 2015, 02:04:53 PM »
20 shares of JNJ today.


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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #23 on: June 01, 2015, 02:34:07 PM »
Another $5k of BNDX.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #24 on: June 01, 2015, 03:42:34 PM »
Nothing.  Like most days.  About 1 trade a week is a lot to me even when you are using an active management strategy.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #25 on: June 01, 2015, 04:27:12 PM »
    Two of my stocks, Intel and Pfizer, paid dividends  today that are automatically reinvested.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #26 on: June 01, 2015, 05:51:10 PM »
Just because I saw this, I went ahead and bought another $50 in my Roth IRA.

haha!  I'm sorry for the peer pressure.  ;-)

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #27 on: June 02, 2015, 08:16:18 AM »
Nothing.  Like most days.  About 1 trade a week is a lot to me even when you are using an active management strategy.



Multiple purchases per week need not connote trading...Our IPS calls for the continued investment of cash when available. ;)
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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #28 on: June 02, 2015, 09:00:48 AM »
$50 invested into my Betterment account today and bought 10 different ETFs: VTI, VTV, VOE, VBR, VEA, VWO, MUB, LQD, BNDX, VWOB. My wife and I each have a monthly spending/shopping budget and I started investing some of mine at Betterment.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #29 on: June 02, 2015, 09:49:50 AM »
More VCLT and BNDX today, as well as VT and SUB.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #30 on: June 02, 2015, 09:54:48 AM »
100 shares of CU - their proclivity to regularly raise their dividend, plus the recent pull back in share price was enough to make me dip my toe in.

100 shares of MFC - future higher interest rate environment should give the share price a boost - and yes, pays a decent dividend.

No accident that these are both Canadian companies - as a Canuck myself, I really appreciate the favourable tax treatment of Canadian dividends in my taxable account. My U.S. holdings reside in my RRSP accounts, as they should... :)

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #31 on: June 02, 2015, 12:18:28 PM »
...as a Canuck...


You know nothing, Jon Snow! ;) You are north of the wall, for sure, seeing as Boston is Winterfell! Carry on.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #32 on: June 02, 2015, 04:54:12 PM »
Just because I saw this, I went ahead and bought another $50 in my Roth IRA.

haha!  I'm sorry for the peer pressure.  ;-)

NO!  This is good peer pressure!!!

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #33 on: June 04, 2015, 06:53:05 AM »
$1K VEE. That's it until I get my next invoice paid at the start of July.

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Re: What investments did you buy today?
« Reply #34 on: June 04, 2015, 07:11:32 AM »
ZCN and VBR

 

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