Why Portfolio Construction Matters

Markets had a rough March... In this monthly portfolio update, Bryce and Ren break down what got hit, what they kept buying through the sell-off, and why scary markets are often when long-term investors do their best work.

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In this episode:

00:00 Monthly Portfolio Recap

00:50 Market Drop & Macro Context

02:15 Waymo Growth & Robo Taxis

04:36 Portfolio Tracking With Sharesight

05:36 Ren’s ETF Strategy & DCA

07:22 Bryce’s ETF Allocation Strategy

09:20 Ren’s Portfolio Performance

10:42 Bryce’s Portfolio Performance

15:05 Why Portfolio Construction Matters

16:11 Deploying Cash In A Downturn

17:50 Cutting Stocks Is Hard

19:51 Bryce’s Recent Stock Additions

23:59 Ren’s Borrow-To-Invest Strategy

29:50 Lessons From A Tough Month

Stocks & ETFs mentioned: S&P 500, NASDAQ 100, Waymo, Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Sharesight, Betashares Geared U.S. Equity Fund (ASX:GGUS), Betashares Geared Australian Equity Fund (ASX:G200), iShares S&P 500 ETF (ASX:IVV), Vanguard FTSE Asia ex Japan Shares ETF (ASX:VAE), Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF (ASX:VEQ), Betashares Wealth Builder All Growth Geared Complex ETF (ASX:GHHF), Betashares Emerging Markets ex China ETF (ASX:BEMG), VanEck MSCI International ex USA Quality ETF (ASX:XUS), Wire, Bitcoin, Hims & Hers Health (NYSE:HIMS), TransMedics Group (NASDAQ:TMDX), Sea Limited (NYSE:SE), WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC), Axon Enterprise (NASDAQ:AXON), CSL (ASX:CSL), Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY), Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG), Pro Medicus (ASX:PME), Spotify (NYSE:SPOT), Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN), APA Corporation (NASDAQ:APA), Wesfarmers (ASX:WES), Costco (NASDAQ:COST), Monroe Concentrated Global Growth Active ETF (ASX:MCG), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (NYSE:TSM), Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (SHE:300750), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Plato Global Alpha Fund Complex ETF (ASX:PGA1), MSCI World Index, 5V Capital Horizons Fund, Betashares Global Defence ETF (ASX:ARMR), Betashares Asia Technology Tigers ETF (ASX:ASIA), Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930), SK Hynix (KRX:000660), Tencent (HKEX:0700), Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), BHP Group (ASX:BHP)

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