Hypothetical share purchases.

Discussion in 'Share Investing Strategies, Theories & Education' started by Steven Ryan, 18th Jun, 2015.

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  1. JDP1

    JDP1 Well-Known Member

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    Ive roughly mentioned in another thread why i prefer XBI ( both XBI and IBB are US Biotech ETFs). One reason why i prefer XBI over IBB is that IBB has just too many biotechs in its portfolio and this dilutes the potential returns ( bearing in mindf that a breakthru by one company has almost no bearing on another company in the same field.

    The other reason is because IBB has a heavier weighting on the blue chips larger Biotechs- and can be argued that these big fellas already have most of the growth behind them ( vs XBI which has an equal weighting and greater focus than ibb on mid cap biotechs- thats a more attractive microsegment in my view with higher potential for growth.)..
     
  2. tvadera

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    I would buy some NINE NETWORK got hammered lately, also put some money on SHV and BEN

    from Lic point of view QVE
     
  3. Bran

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    Nine? Is there any future in free-to-air tv?
     
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  4. tvadera

    tvadera Well-Known Member

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    Bran,

    Purely from trading point of view.

    Company with market cap of 1B and assets worth 630M, looks cheap to me

    Again purely for short term 10-20%, downside happy to loose some if it crashes

    Pure speculation
     
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  5. Steven Ryan

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    SpaceX just created history, re-landing a booster stage (after sending a payload into orbit)...on a barge...floating in the ocean...

    Their cost of launches is on the brink of diminishing by one or two orders of magnitude:

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  6. Steven Ryan

    Steven Ryan Well-Known Member

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    Thought I'd swing back by this thread to mention that I put my money where my mouth is over the past year (@johnpendlebury) :) Over 70% of my portfolio is in Tesla (had SolarCity but was acquired by Tesla late 2016), about 8% Google, 7% Amazon, and a sprinkling of other equally not-diversified stuff.

    Not for the faint of heart.
     
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    I received the email today from the ASX. The share game is open for registration. Asx.com.au
     
  9. Steven Ryan

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    @Observer,

    Agree with that risk for sure.

    The book is a great read. One of the most engaging reads of the past year.
     
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  10. Steven Ryan

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    Checking back in for my records. US market has had a bumper run.

    Tesla - $321.26USD +22.7%
    Google - $956.71USD +78.2%
    Solar City - (Acquired by Tesla)
     
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  11. The Falcon

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    Almost 2 years already!

    BRKB - USD 163.72 +14.7%
    FFH.TO - CAD 606.08 -6%
    MKL - USD 957.95 +19%
    J36 - USD 64.96 +16%
    GOOG - USD 928.78 +73%

    This is 11.7% compound pa 2 years which is ok.

    Benchmarks ;

    Vanguard world index ETF VT (USD) did 3% pa price return, say 5.3% TSR pa incl divs (19 June 15 USD 63.16 - 11 May 17 USD 67.01).

    S&P500 index ETF IVV (USD) did 7% pa price return, say 9% TSR pa inc divs (19 June 15 USD 212.85 - 11 May 17 USD 241.38)
     
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  12. Gockie

    Gockie Life is good ☺️ Premium Member

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    Any dividends?
     
  13. The Falcon

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    Neither company currently pays dividends. Some of the greatest companies in the world never pay divs.....Berkshire Hathaway for one. They deem that they can compound internally far more effectively than can the investor. Thus far, they have been proven right.

    Australia has the worlds highest payout ratios - a product of dividend imputation. Long term my view is that this is not in Australia's interests.........86% payout (ASX200) and high corporate tax does not international competitiveness and innovation make. You can see this in the composition of the index - our biggest companies are rent seeking banks protected by government policy who add nothing of value to the economy. INNO.jpg
     
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  14. Steven Ryan

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    As @Il Falco mentioned, no dividends from either and glad for it to stay that way while they innovate, invest and pioneer. :)
     
  15. Steven Ryan

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    Wow, it's been 3 years.

    Tesla - $370.83 +41.60%
    Google - $1,183.58 +120.52%
    Solar City - (Acquired by Tesla)

    Glad I made this thread, it encouraged me to dig deeper, learn more and buy up US stocks throughout 2016 and 2017.

    Here's how they've performed:

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    Each bar represents the purchase of a stock and its value change since — there's 19 separate companies/ETFs in here (30 total purchases).

    Qualcomm is the only one in the red (ongoing legal battle with Apple).

    Top 10 are:

    1. Netflix
    2. Nvidia
    3. Amazon
    4. ARK Web x.0 ETF
    5. Intuitive Surgical
    6. Amazon (again)
    7. Tesla
    8. Tesla (again)
    9. Tesla (again)
    10. Tesla (again)
     
  16. The Falcon

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    Cheers for the bump Steve.

    3 years on, time flies!!!

    BRKB +34%
    FFH.TO +20%
    MKL +37%
    JMHLY +19% (incl div)
    GOOG +219%

    Equal weight = +66% , S&P500 = +32%

    Could get a fair fee clip on that !
     
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  17. Steven Ryan

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    Very nice. Time to start spruiking your services ;)

    My portfolio is up 75% in $ terms. Average growth across all buys is 65.01%. Very similar!
     
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    Nice one, very well done.
    Did you re-weight, pull profit off the table or just let it all ride once you made initial purchase over the last couple of years? And same for any plans going forward?
     
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    I'm happy to pay if you can guarantee returns like this!

    Nice plays, well done
     
  20. Steven Ryan

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    Just catching up on a couple of these.

    SpaceX is now valued at $27bil USD. +125%

    Human Longevity Inc was valued at $980mil USD before Series B. Now valued at $1.9bil. +94%

    Interstellar Hedge Fund coming soon ;)
     
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