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Much of the rest of this account is dividend centric with a bent towards natural resources and the core 10% PRPFX. w/ 32% NCV, 12% KMP, 13% BHP, 16% FSM.
rono, I suggest you explore another very good Matthews fund MCDFX which pays over 3.7 % with a low beta. It is pan Asia but concentrates on large dividend paying Chinese stocks. for Roth IRA this seems a good choice and I have been pleased with it. I also have equal amounts in mapix and macsx but in tax sheltered account the china dividend seems a wise choice. philpill
Reply to @philpill: Still stuck with Fundalarm board? I suggest next time you need correction, simply click the "Edit" link in your own posts and make changes and save the post.
Good point, but as you noted, both MACSX and MPACX are pan-Asian and this is important to me at this point in time. Most of the older 'asian' funds are ex-Japan due to their meltdown and lost decade. Any more, this is a bit out-of-date from my perspective.
And I still say that Matthews is the best house for Asia on the planet.
You're more knowledgeable about the miners than I am since I do not follow them closely at all but I might think about unloading that stake and putting it into PRPFX which holds the bullion anyway.
Also, dependent upon the size of your KMP stake you have to watch and make sure you do not exceed the UBTI level of $1000 in the account which triggers nasty tax stuff. I'd think about exchanging your KMP for KMR which is essential the same except distributions are distributed in the form of additional shares instead of cash and therefore not subject to UBTI. It's also available at a discount to KMP. FWIW, Mr. Kinder holds more KMR than KMP.
Reply to @philpill: That's what the "Edit" button is for. Suggest you download the user guide pdf, found under "Resources", above, to make best use of the MFO site.
Reply to @rono: "... Matthews is the best house for Asia on the planet."
Yep, you can say that again. (Matthews is the best ... yeh, yeh, just a figure of speech.)
I think that's a good plan, Rono. Balances emerging and developed Asia-Pac, and a value-ish strategy with a growthy one. I get Asia reports from time to time from a niece who's been working in China and SE Asia for a large U.S. corp for several years, and everything I hear says invest more in Asia, and in global franchises that have footholds there.
Reply to @AndyJ: "I get Asia reports from time to time from a niece who's been working in China and SE Asia for a large U.S. corp for several years, and everything I hear says invest more in Asia, and in global franchises that have footholds there."
Good to hear as I continue to add a bit here-and-there to Jardine Matheson (JMHLY.pk) and some other EM stuff.
Reply to @scott: I saw the other day that Jardine (I think both Matheson and Strategic?) have been on a tear lately. I'd read up on them a year or two back, but never hit the buy key. My loss ... like you've said here on occasion, they're a great candidate for a long-term hold.
Reply to @philpill: that is exactly the use case for edit link. Take a look at your own posts in this thread. You will see an edit link in each. Click it. Make changes to text or if this is initial post of the thread even title and category. And save it. You are done!
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philpill
good suggestion, but I did not realize error until post post. what then?
I am very happy to be "still stuck with fundalarm," as it is , for me, the very finest information source on the Internet.
this side conversation is egregious.
Good point, but as you noted, both MACSX and MPACX are pan-Asian and this is important to me at this point in time. Most of the older 'asian' funds are ex-Japan due to their meltdown and lost decade. Any more, this is a bit out-of-date from my perspective.
And I still say that Matthews is the best house for Asia on the planet.
peace,
rono
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You're more knowledgeable about the miners than I am since I do not follow them closely at all but I might think about unloading that stake and putting it into PRPFX which holds the bullion anyway.
Also, dependent upon the size of your KMP stake you have to watch and make sure you do not exceed the UBTI level of $1000 in the account which triggers nasty tax stuff. I'd think about exchanging your KMP for KMR which is essential the same except distributions are distributed in the form of additional shares instead of cash and therefore not subject to UBTI. It's also available at a discount to KMP. FWIW, Mr. Kinder holds more KMR than KMP.
Yep, you can say that again. (Matthews is the best ... yeh, yeh, just a figure of speech.)
I think that's a good plan, Rono. Balances emerging and developed Asia-Pac, and a value-ish strategy with a growthy one. I get Asia reports from time to time from a niece who's been working in China and SE Asia for a large U.S. corp for several years, and everything I hear says invest more in Asia, and in global franchises that have footholds there.
Good to hear as I continue to add a bit here-and-there to Jardine Matheson (JMHLY.pk) and some other EM stuff.
Works for me, Mark - switching KMR for KMP. We've already got PRPFX in most of our accounts, so we're pretty good there.
peace,
rono