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 Thought I'd throw our portfolio criteria into the 
pit: 
  
  
Working with our accountant and our share broker we select our shares 
based on the following crtrieria: 
  - No 
  one share is greater than 10% of portfolio value at the time of 
  purchase
 
  - Shares purchased are for New Zealand  companies whose net 
  profit after taxation over opening equity is greater that 20% Preferably 
  for three or more years. Its my money I'm giving the company so I want to make 
  sure they use it wisely. (We dont invest in companies who promise high returns 
  at some future time while returning losses year on year at 
  present)
 
  - Net 
  portfolio dividend yield is in excess of 5%
 
  - We 
  buy for the long term reinvesting the dividends to increase our 
  portfolio. 
  
We do 
not work sectors, or chase IPO's. Rather we invest in proven performers 
(quality companies) 
  
Our 
portfolio includes: 
  
CAV, 
DTL, HLG, HBY, SKC, TEL, WHS, LPC, FPH, FBU  
  
  
Cheers 
  
  
Graeme 
  
  
  
  
-----Original Message----- From: 
sharechat-owner@sharechat.co.nz [mailto:sharechat-owner@sharechat.co.nz] On 
Behalf Of Matt & Vanessa Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 8:18 
PM To: sharechat@sharechat.co.nz Subject: [sharechat] 
Portfolio Theory
 
  
  Alright guys, here's a different 
  topic.  I'm interested in what sort of concepts different people use to 
  construct their portfolios.  I've heard a lot about people picking 
  individual shares, about the merits of a number of individual 
  companies (the breadth of some of the research flowing through this forum is 
  extremely enlightening).  But how do you hang it all 
  together? 
    
  Surely you can analyse a share 'til the cows come 
  home, but what does that mean for the performance of your portfolio?  
  Some of the questions that come to mind are: have you got a balance between 
  income producing assets and growth assets?  What sort of sectoral 
  exposure do you have to the main drivers of the NZ economy?  Are you thin 
  in one area, thick in another etc etc etc ..... 
    
  I spent a lot of time building our (albeit small) 
  portfolio from the ground up, working out what sort of balance of companies 
  would give us the return we were after.  Having worked out the categories 
  I wanted to cover - Income, Growth, Stability - and then having applied a 
  relative weighting to each, I looked for the companies that I could fit into 
  each of those gaps. 
    
  Over the past eight months we've put together the 
  eight companies that comprise our portfolio, and barring any particularly 
  interesting buying opportunities (if only they would float the Nat. Bank!!) 
  we'll probably just deepen on these until we get them into something close to 
  our target weightings. 
    
  So that's what we've done.  Anybody got 
  anything they want to share....?  I'm sure even you techies have got a 
  plan of sorts! 
    
  Best Regards, 
    
  smasha 
    
    
  Our Portfolio (fair's fair: can't receive 
  without giving) 
    
  Income Shares 
  * Capital Properties 
  * Wrightson 
  * Powerco 
    
  Core Shares 
  * Contact 
  * Fletcher Building 
  * Waste Management 
    
  Growth Shares: 
  * Baycorp Adv. 
  * Tower 
    
    
     
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