 Hi guys, welcome back to the independent investor channel always beating the drum for retail investors on how you can get involved with the stock market and have the best chance of winning over time. In this video, we're going to do a status update on the Vanguard sector specialty ETF portfolio. This was somewhat of a hybrid portfolio that I started just less than a couple years ago. So this is going to be a two year progress report up 35% with a shake of dividends in there as well. Dollar cost averaging this on a discipline schedule. I've done nothing to this. I've said it and I forget it and I funded every month and it's grown quite nicely and hopefully this can be an awesome example for you guys looking to get involved in the market and see how to succeed as a passive investor and a retail investor looking to become a participant in the market and grow wealth over time guys. So with that, we'll kick into the portfolio and conduct the review. Alright guys, so investing can be split up into two categories and I think a lot of people get mixed up between the two and they find themselves sometimes in the middle and they don't know which way to go to. I'm going to help you define those two different avenues and I would encourage each and every investor out there that is coming to YouTube and seeking out awareness information to the stock market to understand these two avenues. And be honest with yourself in assessing these two different strategies in stock market investing. It is going to help you immensely in identifying what is going to work for you. And the strategy that you choose, you need to understand that the strategy that you choose is going to be one of those things that is either measurable over the long term or measurable in the short term. And here's the thing, the two categories that I speak of one is passive investing passive investing really requires you to enter into the market and do so in a passive way, which requires very little if no time. And it allows you to auto set up your, your inflows or your funding to that in other words, it allows you to set your dollars up for contribution every two weeks or every month. Very, very simple. Those deductions from your paycheck or your regular account can come on schedule and you can set them up to go out automatically. Okay. And it's going to go into fund a program one similar to what I'm showing you here through my Vanguard sector portfolio, which is comprised of 11 sectors in the S and P 500. Okay. You've all heard of your technology companies, your healthcare companies, your industrial companies and your financial companies. Those are how it breaks down down the line. And I've invested in all 11 of the major sectors in the S and P 500. This is an interesting way of investing. It's obviously been very, very successful on the top end here, making me a significant amount of money here. I'm going to focus on what we consider to be capital appreciation and also the dividends here at 233 97. So this portfolio can work passively while you're doing other things. Okay. A lot of people try to get caught up in this whole, well, I don't know what type of investor I want to be. Maybe I want to pick a few stocks. Maybe I want to pick a few ETFs and they don't really take the time to identify what type of investor they really want to be. I'm going to align with what's going to work for you. If you don't have the time to be what is considered more of an active investor doing research on single stock, evaluating where good entries are on certain stocks, identifying where fundamentals may be providing opportunity within individual stocks, maybe that aspect is not for you. And I contend and I say this all the time that a lot of people, if not the vast majority of people need to be looking at passive investing anyway, because it's the one that requires the least amount of education, the least amount of effort, and one that you can win at over the long term. So it really does kind of give you the trifecta. And this is the proof that's in the pudding. This really does show the power of how certain funds or in this case, the sectors can perform. And really quickly, I just want to outline here how well these are performed on a relatively low amount of money. Now, this account was started with $1,700 on the onset in the beginning of 2019. So just going on two years, this will be a two year review, we're up 35%, not including dividends. So fantastic here. And if you look at some of these returns, this can really help you define look, I want that and you should, if you're looking to become a participant in the market, try to avoid all confusion that's out there and help this should help you identify what type of investor you want to be over the long term. And this is a program that works, no matter what in up markets and in down markets, because in down markets, you're funding and you're buying at lower cost and at high markets, you're continuing to fund and enjoy that appreciation as the market goes up. But I just want to bring your attention, we are up in every single one of these sectors, the market's been good, it's been conducive to gains, but these gains are undeniable, they really are. And so for you guys that are enjoying this, I'm going to zoom in on this so you can actually see these figures. These are some big, big numbers that are rendered by nature of me taking a passive approach in this specific account. Now I take other strategies and put them to work in other aspects of my total comprehensive portfolio. But as you can see here, some of these sectors that are long forgotten really end up outperforming materials. We've got telecommunications here. We've got utilities here on the bottom end, which is actually suffered here up late. And that's fine. New funds that flow into this portfolio will go to those underweight holdings here. But I'm up all the way. And I see the air in a lot of people when they're looking to get involved in stock market and they over assess their capability in the market. And they really just miscalculate what type of investor they want to be. And they end up seeking a program that's not right for them. This in fact is a testimonial of a real account that I started to demonstrate the power of passive investing and one that should really apply to the masses. Guys, with that, we'll kick you back and we'll conclude the video. Alright guys, fantastic. So we've come out of the review. Appreciate you staying with me for the totality of these updates. We roll them out. It's a testimonial to demonstrate with you guys. This is a real portfolio with real dollars and really just looking to track the progress alongside with you guys. I wouldn't roll out my strategy through social media if I didn't wholeheartedly believe in the value approach to investing and growing wealth long term over time because I believe that that can actually apply to the masses and really be used and put to work for individual investors looking to build real wealth over time. Guys, if you enjoy the message, subscribe, leave your comments at the bottom of the video and share the message with those folks out there that are looking for introductory information on the stock market. Guys, thank you so much for tuning in to the video and good luck in your investment future.