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oldtime

Registered: Jun 2011
Posts: 7357

08-12-12 02:07 PM

Quote from tradekilla:

hehe nice oldtime

well if anybody has good answers for 2 questions keep going

what the heck do you want? How more explicit can I make it? Is this some kind of game? Are you just looking for the right answer?

How plain can I make it? Guy 2, has money in USD bonds. Same here and same with almost everybody. What to do now? No yield, no cap gains (although this year has been good). Sold all I was not using for income and added to stock portfolio until 1306, now sitting in cash. Hedging some of that cash with GLD. Trading forex with the rest. What is it about that you don't understand?

guy 2, not clear if he is US or EUR. wants international exposure, either way so did I, so took 20% and put it in two international mutual funds. Is there something about that that makes it not a good answer?

I can make it simpler if this is still over your head.

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tradekilla

Registered: Apr 2007
Posts: 15

08-12-12 04:07 PM

no no just looking for different answers.. didnt say there is a right answer

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oldtime

Registered: Jun 2011
Posts: 7357

08-12-12 04:22 PM

Quote from tradekilla:

no no just looking for different answers.. didnt say there is a right answer

well, this day and age, it's hard to be responsible without having some kind of currency component in a portfolio. When I sold the bonds and started trading forex, I realized that money in cash (USD) was not just sitting there. It moves everyday. It's like having a scoreboard that constantly changes no matter who scores the point. So if 1. is based in EUR and 2. is based in USD, before they actully know who made 6% they will also need to know what EUR/USD did. Making 6% a year is better than nothing, but it doesn't really mean much if the base currency is also going down 6% a year.

ok, I'll let it go, hope you get some better replies.

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Bob111

Registered: May 2002
Posts: 6430

08-12-12 04:33 PM

An existing client having an USD bond portfolio complained about the current low yields he can achieve, as the current interest rates are very low. What would you recommend him? and Why?

i would ask him about his risk tolerance first. no risk, decent return times are over long time ago..gotta have balls or stick with 0.5% at bank

second question would be time frame. he probably can get some decent yields with long term corporates,but can he hold them till maturity and not looking at the prices,if rates spikes up?

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