Hi all, I am 63 and wife is 62. I was disabled in 2005, so I suddenly became "retired early".
Our current portfolio is very heavy in equities for our situation, so I am in the process of restructuring. I would like to hear your opinions on my currently proposed portfolio. I will list it below and then ask some questions.
First, some background:
We have two grown daughters for whom we would like to leave an inheritance.
We live in Bristol, TN/VA; on the Tennessee side of town.
I am drawing Social Security disability.
My wife is still working.
We just refinanced our mortgage. It's now for 12 years, at 2.875%.
I like index funds for equities and active management for bonds.
Now the breakdown of the proposed portfolio :
The total is about $860,000.
In place with no plans to change:
$16,700 1.94% Cash in banks
$29,600 3.44% CDs
$21,000 2.44% I-Bonds
$33,200 3.86% Proprietary balanced fund in 403(b) account
$20,200 2.35% PRPFX - Permanent Portfolio in IRA account
Proposed new portfolio - Major IRA account:
$50,000 5.81% MWTRX - Metropolitan West Total Return Bond
$50,000 5.81% MWCRX - Metropolitan West Unconstrained Bond
$50,000 5.81% VSGBX - Vanguard Short-Term Federal Bond
$50,000 5.81% BOND - Pimco Total Return Bond
$50,000 5.81% GLCB - Wisdom Tree Global Corporate Bond
$50,000 5.81% TGBAX - Templeton Global Bond
$25,000 2.90% VNQ - Vanguard IT Index ETF
$25,000 2.90% VNQI - Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
Proposed new portfolio - Taxable account:
$40,000 4.65% TNTIX - Dupree Tennessee Tax-Free Bond
$40,000 4.65% KYN - Kayne-Anderson MLP (common)
$40,000 4.65% GRES - IQ Global Resources ETF
$150,000 17.43% VTI - Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
$30,000 3.49% VB - Vanguard Small Cap ETF'
$90,000 10.46% VXUS - Vanguard Tl International Stock ETF
Here are some statistics:
8% Cash
35% US Stock
16% Foreign Stock
38% Bonds
2% Other
Morningstar Style Boxes
Stock Bonds
18 23 17 14 00 00
09 12 08 07 15 00
04 05 03 12 12 00
Some questions:
1. Is 38% Bonds about right for our situation?
2. What do you think of including international corporate bonds (GLCB)?
3. What do you think about including international sovereign bonds (TGBAX)?
4. Are GRES (global resource producers index) and KYN (holding MLPs) good choices for diversifying the portfolio?
5. What would you recommend to improve the portfolio?
Our current portfolio is very heavy in equities for our situation, so I am in the process of restructuring. I would like to hear your opinions on my currently proposed portfolio. I will list it below and then ask some questions.
First, some background:
We have two grown daughters for whom we would like to leave an inheritance.
We live in Bristol, TN/VA; on the Tennessee side of town.
I am drawing Social Security disability.
My wife is still working.
We just refinanced our mortgage. It's now for 12 years, at 2.875%.
I like index funds for equities and active management for bonds.
Now the breakdown of the proposed portfolio :
The total is about $860,000.
In place with no plans to change:
$16,700 1.94% Cash in banks
$29,600 3.44% CDs
$21,000 2.44% I-Bonds
$33,200 3.86% Proprietary balanced fund in 403(b) account
$20,200 2.35% PRPFX - Permanent Portfolio in IRA account
Proposed new portfolio - Major IRA account:
$50,000 5.81% MWTRX - Metropolitan West Total Return Bond
$50,000 5.81% MWCRX - Metropolitan West Unconstrained Bond
$50,000 5.81% VSGBX - Vanguard Short-Term Federal Bond
$50,000 5.81% BOND - Pimco Total Return Bond
$50,000 5.81% GLCB - Wisdom Tree Global Corporate Bond
$50,000 5.81% TGBAX - Templeton Global Bond
$25,000 2.90% VNQ - Vanguard IT Index ETF
$25,000 2.90% VNQI - Vanguard Global ex-US Real Estate ETF
Proposed new portfolio - Taxable account:
$40,000 4.65% TNTIX - Dupree Tennessee Tax-Free Bond
$40,000 4.65% KYN - Kayne-Anderson MLP (common)
$40,000 4.65% GRES - IQ Global Resources ETF
$150,000 17.43% VTI - Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
$30,000 3.49% VB - Vanguard Small Cap ETF'
$90,000 10.46% VXUS - Vanguard Tl International Stock ETF
Here are some statistics:
8% Cash
35% US Stock
16% Foreign Stock
38% Bonds
2% Other
Morningstar Style Boxes
Stock Bonds
18 23 17 14 00 00
09 12 08 07 15 00
04 05 03 12 12 00
Some questions:
1. Is 38% Bonds about right for our situation?
2. What do you think of including international corporate bonds (GLCB)?
3. What do you think about including international sovereign bonds (TGBAX)?
4. Are GRES (global resource producers index) and KYN (holding MLPs) good choices for diversifying the portfolio?
5. What would you recommend to improve the portfolio?