When I shared about our U.S. holdings in the “Inside The Bedokian’s Portfolio” series here and here, I mentioned there were four securities/counters that I had identified for newbies to go into when they want to start off in the U.S. markets. I had stated three so far, which are SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY), Berkshire Hathaway Class B (BRK.B) and Apple (AAPL). The next obvious question is: what is the fourth U.S. counter?
Sometime in 2014, I had researched and concluded on four U.S. counters which were relatively safe for investors, newbies and seasoned alike, who were stepping into U.S. markets for the very first time. The rationale is simple: SPY and BRK.B represented U.S. equity markets in general, while AAPL and the fourth counter stood for the technological and innovation might of the U.S.
Since the hint is there, you might be wondering if this fourth one...