The first line includes the money I have withdrawn. I withdraw money every month from my portfolio as I am living off my portfolio. In my calculations I am assuming that all the withdrawals occur on June 30 of each year as I withdrawal a similar amount each month.
| Period Covered | To Date | 5 Years | 10 Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Me - Including Withdrawals | 0.81% | 9.43% | 8.05% |
| Me - Portfolio Only | 0.46% | 9.20% | 8.03% |
| TSX | -1.44% | -0.65 | 1.44% |
| SPY | -4.98% | 10.14% | 5.05% |
I have some 51 stocks and 6 other items. I have a reserve fund in Tangerine. I do not have any medical or dental coverage and this is the reason I need a reserve fund. Also, I use it for large unexpected expenses. I have CIGs in my registered accounts as I have been taking money from these accounts. In these accounts I have cash or near cash and expected dividends that cover me for 5 years of withdrawals. All my investments are shown here.
Even though I have many investment items, there are some 20 stocks that make up some 77% of my total investments. These stocks are shown below.
| No. | Name | TSX | Symbol | Mkt | Symbol | Sub-Index | C |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto Dominion Bank | TSX | TD | NYSE | TD | Bank | F |
| 2 | Metro Inc. | TSX | MRU | OTC | MTRAF | Cons Staple | C |
| 3 | Bank of Montreal | TSX | BMO | NYSE | BMO | Bank | F |
| 4 | Canadian National Railway | TSX | CNR | NYSE | CNI | Services | I |
| 5 | Royal Bank | TSX | RY | NYSE | RY | Bank | F |
| 6 | Fortis Inc. | TSX | FTS | OTC | FRTSF | Power | U |
| 7 | TransCanada Corp | TSX | TRP | NYSE | TRP | Infrastructure | U |
| 8 | Power Financial Corp | TSX | PWF | OTC | POFNF | Insurance | F |
| 9 | RIOCAN REIT | TSX | REI.UN | OTC | RIOCF | Real Estate | E |
| 10 | Pembina Pipelines Corp | TSX | PPL | NYSE | PBA | Infrastructure | U |
| 11 | Enbridge Inc. | TSX | ENB | NYSE | ENB | Infrastructure | U |
| 12 | AltaGas Ltd. | TSX | ALA | OTC | ATGFF | Infrastructure | U |
| 13 | Sun Life Financial | TSX | SLF | NYSE | SLF | Insurance | F |
| 14 | Equitable GIC 1 | GIC | B | ||||
| 15 | Canadian Tire Corporation | TSX | CTC.A | OTC | CDNAF | Cons Dis | C |
| 16 | Toromont Industries Ltd. | TSX | TIH | OTC | TMTNF | Construction | I |
| 17 | Manulife Financial Corp | TSX | MFC | NYSE | MFC | Insurance | F |
| 18 | DH Corporation | TSX | DH | OTC | DHIFF | Financial Service | F |
| 19 | SNC-Lavalin | TSX | SNC | OTC | SNCAF | Construction | I |
| 20 | Saputo Inc. | TSX | SAP | OTC | SAPIF | Cons Staple | C |
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Many thanks for sharing about your stocks holding. I enjoy reading your blog very much. I am new to the Canadian stock market. It is so hard to time the market. I am waiting to buy some stocks that I will like to hold long term. However, prices have gone up. I guess one has to be very patient.
ReplyDeleteRN
Thanks for sharing Susan.
ReplyDeleteI was very curious about your portfolio and top holdings. We share many of the same ones: CDN banks, pipelines, telcos, lifecos and utilities.
Keep up the great work, very inspiring for me.
Cheers,
Mark
Thank you very much for sharing this information. I'm new to investing (and your site) and am working to learn as much as I can. I was wondering what the final column "C" of your stock table is referring to? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteC =Index code or type of stock. C=Consumer, E-Real Estate, F=Financial, I=Industrial, R=Resources, T=Techm U-Utilites.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! Really looking forward to exploring the rest of your site.
DeleteCheers,
Darla
I'm trying to understand your 5 years of cash calculation. If your yearly withdrawal is 50,000 for example and your dividend income per year is 30,000, would you then want $100,000 in cash or near cash assets? ($20,000 × 5 years)
ReplyDeletedknk: Yes, that is waht I am saying. However, I only have this problem with my Registered Accounts. I am taking out less than my total income for spending.
ReplyDeleteThe thing is you do not want to be caught selling stocks when you are in a bear market. Bear markets seldom last beyond 3 years. So use 5 for safety, but you can cut it to 3 years.