I aim to grow my retirement fund at the minimum of 6%-10% of
annualised returns, in order to reach my target retirement funds. I choose to invest with Permanent Portfolio strategy as it
meets my following investment goals:
-Avoid big losses.
This is possible due to the diversified 4 assets of stock index, governemnt long bond, gold and cash having low or negative corelation with one another, so chances of all the assets reducing in values at the same time are very slim. On the other hand, being very volatile assets, stock will outperform during economic growth, long bond will outperform in deflation, gold will outperform in inflation, and cash and long bond help portfolio remain stable during recession. The outperforming or stable asset can usually offset losses in the declining assets, hence helping the portfolio avoid big losses or provide positive gains.
-Gives consistent profits in most years.
The U.S. Permanent Portfolio has 40 recorded years of past results, and a Singapore Permanent Portfolio has 9 recorded years of past results, to demonstrate that Permanent Portfolio can generate positive returns in most of the years. Yearly positive profits is necessary in order to maximize compunding effects and grow the portfolio faster.
-Avoid having to study companies and pick individual stocks.
PP uses stock index fund, hence there is no need to analyze company reports or monitor news to pick individual companies. I am not so capable of staring at financial figures on the company reports to decipher their meanings.
-Need no for market
timing to predict the best time for buying and sellig assets.
I find that watching price action, technical indicators, company fundamentals and news to find turning points to buy and sell is speculative and less consistant than I like for my retirement funds, which i cannot afford to lose. A way to invest without needing to time the market is required, to remove an investor's chances of a wrong analysis causing portfolio value to drop drastically.
-No need to spend lots of time to monitor and manage this portfolio.
The portfolio should work without needing constant monitoring, so as to free time for my personal activities. This is also to avoid possible negative impact on the portfolio if I happen to be unable to monitor for a period of time and miss taking critical actions on the portfolio. Managing the portfolio should preferably be a boring and relatively simple task.
-Maximize profits and minimize running costs.
The projected annualised profits should be able to help achieve my retirement financial goals. To maximize chances of achieving this, the initial and running cost of portfolio should be as low as possible.
Permanent Portfolio is based on a
logical economic cycles theory and has 40 years of track records in U.S.A. to back
it up. A mutual fund based on the Permanent Portfolio (PRPFX) is also one of
the top fund performer in recent years of high market volatility - this also gives me confidence the Permanent Portfolio passive investment strategy is workable in real life.
I have always wanted to
invest in stocks, bonds and commodities. I know that investing separately in these 3 very volatile
instruments carry high chances of both big wins and big losses. The Permanent Portfolio strategy allows me to invest and
profit from stocks, bonds and commodities at all times, while lowing the overall risk of the total portfolio significantly.
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