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tradekilla

Registered: Apr 2007
Posts: 15

08-12-12 09:46 AM

i am just curious what people think.. our little group had total different opinions on those 2 questions.

so if anybody could answer those to questions and why would be great

1)
A prospect wishs to invest some money overseas. The reference currency is EUR. He would like to achieve 4-5% p.a. Which Invest proposal (allocation of the assets) would you recommend him? What is it your reasoning?

2)
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?

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ocean5

Registered: Feb 2012
Posts: 934

08-12-12 09:52 AM

Why doesn`t the prospect just convert USD to EUR?

There`ll be definitely more then 4-5% p.a.

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oldtime

Registered: Jun 2011
Posts: 7479

08-12-12 12:56 PM

I started selling the bonds I wasn't using for income at 126, obviously too early.

Reallocated 10% of liquid net worth to VWIGX
and another 10% to VFWIX
so that takes care of my international exposure

The rest is sitting in cash or my trading account. I was DCAing into the S&P up until 1306. I'll resume that on a decent pullback. (I already have enough in the stock market)

Too much cash (USD) forced me to hedge in a little GLD.

Only thing that is making money now is the trading account which is exclusively in forex, Probably both would do best just trading EUR/USD. But long or short? That is the question. I was short, now I'm long, and I'm looking for a place to take the other side. Not a good time to be sitting in anything too long.

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tradekilla

Registered: Apr 2007
Posts: 15

08-12-12 01:20 PM

try to answer both questions.. and why.. really curious

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oldtime

Registered: Jun 2011
Posts: 7479

08-12-12 01:31 PM

Quote from tradekilla:

try to answer both questions.. and why.. really curious

I did, the guy in bonds should do what I did, the guy who wants international exposure should do what I did, and both should do what I do

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tradekilla

Registered: Apr 2007
Posts: 15

08-12-12 01:55 PM

hehe nice oldtime

well if anybody has good answers for 2 questions keep going

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