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    I am about to deploy a new investment strategy. My intention is to invest 1/3 of my total portfolio into aggressive investments.

    I have a self directed brokerage option in my 401k (costs $80/year) which will allow me to buy nearly any mutual fund available (10,000 choices??).

    My 401k about 1/3 of my portfolio- so most of my 401k is going to this allocation (my Roth, Rollover, wife's Roth, Wife's rollover and wife's 401k remain intact).

    My current asset allocation is:

    72% domestic/25% foreign/3% bonds

    42% domestic large cap/ 15% domestic mid cap/ 15% domestic small cap/ 15% foreign large cap/ 10% foreign small cap/ 3% diversified bonds

    My plan is to allocate:

    14% to CGMFX (CGM Focus aggressive large cap growth)
    5% to HFTFX (Hennessey Focus 30-aggressive mid cap growth)
    5% to BRSIX (Bridgeway Ultra small company market-small and micro cap growth).
    6% to PRMSX T Rowe Emerging Markets
    2% to TRAMX T Rowe Africa and Middle East

    My questions-

    anyone own these funds?
    anyone have a better suggestion for any of the selections- the foreign selections I am sure I could better if I could find an aggressive international fund.

    These will be ~5 year holdings- I will give the idea 5 years to beat the "market" returns I hold in other positions.

    If you need to see my current holdings, check my blog.

    I have been planning on doing this once my holdings hit 200k, and I am pleased to annouce that my deposits have made up for the market declines in my accounts, so 200k it is! About 60k is being allocated to these aggressive positions.


  • #2
    You're in the little league unless you are partaking in commodities like me

    Oh, and congratuations on hitting 200K in your portfolio. . .I am trying to get over 100K this year with mine.
    Last edited by Scanner; 07-10-2008, 02:30 PM.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Scanner View Post
      You're in the little league unless you are partaking in commodities like me

      Oh, and congratuations on hitting 200K in your portfolio. . .I am trying to get over 100K this year with mine.
      I have PRPFX which is a 30% commodities play on Gold and Silver- 25% gold and 5% silver.

      My first PRPFX statement came in mail today actually. Getting some mid year things in order.

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      • #4
        Jim,

        I wanted to follow-up with this one. At your level (200K), I think it's time for you to make consistent speculative plays. I haven't reviewed the prospectii of those funds you listed. . .you may consider those your speculations but I guess when I think of speculations, I think of stocks or stock options or futures.

        With 200K, I'd recommend making a play with 10-20K/year.

        If it's one thing I could criticize of the savingadvicees. . .they don't speculate enough.

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        • #5
          Because this is my 401k, where a most of my new money goes (7k+ annual deposits, plus match), and my Roth+wife's roth+wife's 401k is about equal to 401k deposits (I'd have to do the math but I think 10k roth+wife's 401k is slightly more new money) I will need to do some conservative 401k invests too.

          conservative for me is just diversified equity mutual funds.

          I don't plan to dabble in individual stocks too much until my mortgage is paid off. I want individual stocks in taxable accounts for various reasons.

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          • #6
            Why aren't you considering doing ETFs and looking at sector funds or perhaps shorting the dow? Right now we're doing this in our Roth IRA, my DH is buying ETF sector funds and shorting the Dow.

            It's based on this. Portfolio Optimization - Model Portfolio

            For his 401k we are at 50% international because that's the best they offer.
            LivingAlmostLarge Blog

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            • #7
              Originally posted by LivingAlmostLarge View Post

              For his 401k we are at 50% international because that's the best they offer.
              I do 50% of my 401k in internation too. My funds pretty low right now because i jsut started it but the internation growth fund i use is also low so im getting nice chunk of units

              VWIGX: Summary for VANGUARD INTERNATIONAL GROWTH F - Yahoo! Finance

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