Today I purchased positions in: CRM, WDAY, ADBE & DIS.  This pretty much brings my holdings in line with the purpose built “ETF” I’ve been working towards.  And I still have plenty of cash reserves to draw upon should additional opportunities present themselves.

My intent has been to create a portfolio that should be resilient regardless of who wins the November election.  The portfolio contains approximately 63 positions and has the following general characteristics:

• Market Cap Weight- Large 42%; Mid 44% & Small 14%.
• Growth 20%; Value 50% & Blended 30%.  (My emphasis is on “growth adjusted value”.)
• Sector breakdown- Utilities 34%; Technology 15%; Energy 12.5%; Industrials 12%; Consumer Cyclical; 6.5%; Basic Materials 6%; Communication Services 6%; Healthcare 3.5%; Consumer Defensive 2%; Real Estate 1.5% & Financial Services 1%
• Expected earnings growth 10% and reliable dividend >2.5%.
• Regional exposure- >95% North America.

I’ve constructed a portfolio of individual stocks not because I don’t like ETFs, but because I couldn’t find an ETF that matched the criteria I wanted to invest in.

As to your requests for more podcast episodes- new content is coming; but until then, if you haven’t seen it, here’s a video presentation recorded on July 11, 2024 discussing my thoughts on the Global situation and why I remain invested steadfastly in the USA:  https://youtu.be/Kc8rucPd9qQ

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