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 ====== Holdings ======
 
 
 ===== Individual Stocks =====
 ==== Random Currently Owned ====
   * Evaluate and decide to keep buying shares
 
 ===== Vanguard Roth IRA =====
   * 2012: $5,000
   * 2013: $5,500
   * Split between:
     * FTSE All-World ex-US Inv (VFWIX)
     * Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv (VTSMX)
   * Leans more towards VTSMX
 
 
 
 ====== Methodologies ======
 
 ==== Value Averaging ====
   * Vanguard Small Cap ETF (VB)
   * 3% quarterly growth goal
   * IJR, VTI are alternatives (VTI less agressive)
   * Buy up to 3% on loss, sell down to 3% on gain
   * Feb 1st, May 1st, Aug 1st, Nov 1st
   * Start with $5,000
 
 ==== Leveraging a MidCap ====
   * MVV or UMPIX - MidCap 600 ETFs
   * Higher highs lower lows (leveraged)
   * Monitor through SMA, MACD and RSI
 
 ==== Doubling the Dow ====
   * Leveraged on the back end
   * Don't need a margin account
   * Risk of loss is limited to 100% (margin can be greater than initial)
   * Gains are pumped, but so are losses
   * DDM and UDPIX ETFs
 
 ==== jlcollinsnh.com ====
   * VTSAX - Total Stock Market Index Fund
     * Put all your money in here and forget about it
   * VBTLX - Bonds Index, deflation hedge
   * VGSLX - REIT Index, inflation hedge, dividend income
   * VMMXX - Cash, though low interest rate, look at ING Bank
 
 ==== Asset Allocation ====
   * http://www.mrmoneymustache.com/2012/02/17/book-review-the-intelligent-asset-allocator/
   * Throw 25% of portfolio into
     * VFINX - US Large-Cap (measured by S&P 500 index)
     * VB - US Small-Cap (Russell 2000 index)
     * VDMIX - Foreign Stocks (Euro/Aus/Far-East index, known as EAFE)
     * VBISX - US Short-Term bonds
   * Once a year, rebalance to 25% (sell the highs to buy the lows)
   * VBINX does this reallocation automatically by maintaining 60/40 split of stocks/bonds
 
 ==== Mutual Funds ====
 
 === Portfolio21 ===
   * [[http://portfolio21.com/]]
   * Responsible investing, lower return
   * Maybe put $10k in this, let it sit
   * Or start with the minimum and add periodically up to $10k
   * HQ in Portland
 
 
 
 ====== Notes ======
   * "Dividend Aristocrats" - High Yield Dividend ETFs (VIG)
   * VTSMX/VTSAX (Mutual Indexes) are the same underlying index except
     * VTSAX has a $10k minimum purchase, VTSMX is $3k
     * VTSAX has a lower expense ratio (0.05%) than VTSMX (0.17%)
   * VTI is same as VTSAX, only an ETF (freely traded on Vanguard)
   * Verify that ETFs are better due to taxes
   * Why buy Mutual Funds?  Vanguard lets you convert MFs to ETFs (but not back)
 
 ====== Mom ======
   * A mix of Asset Allocation and Dividends
   * Verify strategy against Suzie Orman recommendations, especially bonds
   * Strategy
     * 25% VBINX 60/40 stock/bond split
     * 25% VB
     * 25% VIG
     * 25% VNQ
   * Possibly make the bond ratio smaller.  Split the 25% VBINX into 80/20 VFINX/VBISX.
   * Possibly add EAFE
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