*** Philippine stock picks thread ***

[unmarked]

should be worth noting I am in my early 30s.

[Calistro]

Not an advocate of having money spread like that. Too much things to track, and mas malaki growth kung naka focus un stocks mo sa isa or ilan lang.

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[jut703]

Good day folks. recently lang ako nag invest sa equities, I am asking those who have been doing this for quite a while to openly critique yung portfolio ko. Small time lang (just started few months back), timeline for non PSEi positions >5 years, yung blue chip mas longterm >10 years til before retirement. What say you?

Generally I would keep my portfolio to about 5-8 stocks. Based on your time horizon, it's understandable that you're leaning towards index stocks. It helps to have a few wildcards though - undervalued players that are waiting to erupt in the coming years.

How about index funds? At least you get the full diversity of the index with much less hassle.

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[badkuk]

^ Been meaning to ask: pag sinabi bang index fund:

-- are they required to buy *all* of the index funds, or can they skip a few stocks at their discretion?
-- say that a particular stock will be removed from the index at a certain future date...can they start selling the stock now, or by definition, have to wait for the delisting to take effect before they can sell?

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^ sorry typo...by "buy all index funds" i meant "buy all member stocks of the index"

[Walter]

Index fund is usually the top 30 companies in the stock market ... pick about 5-6 companies from the index fund to make your portofolio more manageable ... not necessarily the top 5 or 6, pick the ones with more potential for growth ...

[unmarked]

Thanks sa observation nyo about my portfolio. I think masyado ako na excite as a novice investor kaya lumobo ng ganyan ung picks ko. However I still think diversified pa rin naman since meron akong bank, construction, retail, holding, real estate and power. Dont put all your eggs in one basket ika nga.

Re: index funds, mejo confused ako dito sa terminology na to. Is this a catch-all term for Mutual, ETFs and UITFs? Is that what you mean mga boss? meron din ako MFs, meron din ako ETF, ung FMETF (see my stock picks) w/c I think is the one and only ETF in the country. Yun yung pang retirement ko naman.

Thinking of getting PGOLD or RRHI, I believe what the analysts are saying lalakas pa ang buying power ng bansa (lower taxes etc), thus benefiting Retail industry. Thoughts?

[papi smith]

bago ka mag dagdag, antayin mo muna mag declare ng Martial Law si DU30, para makabili ka sa mura hehehe..

[jut703]

Thanks sa observation nyo about my portfolio. I think masyado ako na excite as a novice investor kaya lumobo ng ganyan ung picks ko. However I still think diversified pa rin naman since meron akong bank, construction, retail, holding, real estate and power. Dont put all your eggs in one basket ika nga.

Re: index funds, mejo confused ako dito sa terminology na to. Is this a catch-all term for Mutual, ETFs and UITFs? Is that what you mean mga boss? meron din ako MFs, meron din ako ETF, ung FMETF (see my stock picks) w/c I think is the one and only ETF in the country. Yun yung pang retirement ko naman.

Thinking of getting PGOLD or RRHI, I believe what the analysts are saying lalakas pa ang buying power ng bansa (lower taxes etc), thus benefiting Retail industry. Thoughts?

Diversification isn't the problem bro, no doubt your portfolio is well-diversified. In fact, maybe too diversified. General rule of thumb is to keep 5-8 stocks of varying industries. For example, any particular reason why you hold BDO, Metrobank, and Unionbank? You can keep it to 1-2 companies per industry, depending on what industries you want your portfolio to be heavily invested in.

Index funds are a kind of UITF/MF. Unlike other mutual funds which are actively managed (i.e. a fund manager tries to beat the market by making his own decisions on what to buy, when to buy, and in what percentages), index funds simply follow the PSEi. It follows the PSEi in terms of the number of stocks and the percentage allocation for each stock.

I'm a fan of index funds because even if they're boring, they're pretty reliable in the long run. The PSEi is growing year on year as we are Asia's bright star. While some actively managed funds can beat the index in the short run (3-5 years), very few (if any) have beaten the market in a 10-20 year timeframe.

If you're not too aggressive with your investment goals, an index fund will give you a nice and comfortable ride which leaves you with more time to focus on work or business.

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[StockEngine]

Who is watching AMD?

[Walter]

Index funds are basically the top 30 or so largest companies listed in a given stock market ... the are huge enough that when their shares rise and fall, the stock market index usually follows ...