In the spirit of the first day of April, I’ve compiled five theme-based portfolios. It should go without saying that this is for fun rather than any sort of recommendation.
The Consumerism Portfolio
Company | Ticker |
---|---|
Tiffany and Company | TIF |
Coach | COH |
Macy’s | M |
American Express | AMEX |
Bank of America | BAC |
Citigroup | C |
Advance America | AEA |
The strategy of this portfolio is to benefit from uncontrolled spending with the likes of Tiffany and Macy’s, and to help finance them with poor lending and payday loans.
Portfolio of Life and Death
Company | Ticker |
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Altria | MO |
Phillip Morris International | PM |
McDonald’s | MCD |
Yum Brands | YUM |
The Coca Cola Company | KO |
Johnson and Johnson | JNJ |
Becton Dickinson | BDX |
Abbott Laboratories | ABT |
Hillenbrand | HI |
The strategy of this portfolio is to profit from unhealthy choices, and then profit by providing them medical attention to address the consequences. And finally, one profits from their demise with Hillenbrand, holding company of Batesville Casket Company.
The Casino Portfolio
Company | Ticker |
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MGM Resorts | MGM |
Las Vegas Sands | LVS |
Wynn Resorts | WYNN |
National Beverage Corp | FIZZ |
Limited Brands | LTD |
Garmin | GRMN |
Add a little spice to your life with the casino portfolio. The first half is about owning casino stocks. By why just watch when you can play? So the second half is about owning companies that pay irregular special dividends. You never know what you’re going to get.
The Survivalist Portfolio
Company | Ticker |
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Olin Corporation | OLN |
Smith and Wesson | SWHC |
Exxon Mobil | XOM |
Chevron | CVX |
Smucker’s | SJM |
SDPR Gold Trust | GLD |
iShares Silver Trust | SLV |
Load up on guns, food, oil, and gold for when it comes.
The Cult Portfolio
Company | Ticker |
---|---|
Apple | AAPL |
Microsoft | MSFT |
Baidu | BIDU |
Netflix | NFLX |
Berkshire Hathaway | BRK.B |
Some companies attract not only committed customers, but committed shareholders. Have you ever seen a Microsoft shareholder and Apple shareholder get into an argument about which is better? Or here’s a good one: tell an Apple shareholder that Apple should pay a dividend with its $60 billion warchest. And then there’s Buffett, the man who can personally bail out General Electric and Goldman Sachs based not just on his capital, but on his name and seal of approval.
Disclosure:
I am long KO, JNJ, BDX, ABT, XOM, CVX, and SJM.
cheesepep
hehe, I like this fun type of portfolio. For the sake of completeness, can you follow these imaginary portfolios every 3-4 months and then post an update of how well each has done? Maybe pretend you have 100 shares of every company.
defensiven
Fun post:) My favourite is the cynical portfolio of life and death
Evan
I LOVE the gambling portfolio I think we should set you up to be a fund manager
Matt
Following the performance of the portfolios might be interesting.
I think the portfolio of life and death is the strongest over the long term. The survivalist and cult portfolios might do ok.
Dividend Mantra
Great post! I love it.
I really love the SWHC holding in the Survivalist Portfolio. You can stock up on all the gold and food you want, but you gotta have a gun to protect all of it!! That’s the apocalypse portfolio!
DividendPartisan
This is an awesome post. Very creative. I too think that the Life and Death Portfolio is the best for the long haul. Overall though, each has some very high quality stock picks.
My Own Advisor
Cool post :)
Roger, the Amateur Financier
Heh, those are some interesting portfolios. It’d be amazing to see how these portfolios hold up over time. Not a bad way to celebrate April 1st.
Kanwal Sarai - Simply Investing
ha, I love “The Casino Portfolio”. Great post! I love the last line, “…irregular special dividends. You never know what you’re going to get. ” :)