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PLEX Only Community Call
Bedrock: Debt-Based Candidates
2025-04-16
Key topics & numbers — grounded in the call's full recording.
2025-04-16Bedrock: Debt-Based Candidates
Key Topics
- Portfolio = Bedrock (stable, ~65%) + Cash-flow holdings (volatile) + optional hedge; stability matters because you grow with debt.
- Bedrock asset class = debt-based funds where YOU are the lender: BDCs, CLOs, senior loans, CEFs ("same thing, different packaging").
- CLO tranche structure (AAA/BBB/equity) — priority of payment; check ratings, don't over-weight junk.
- "True income" (senior loans/rent/interest — no NAV erosion) vs "dividends" (profit-sharing that lowers price).
- Screen holdings by standard deviation, Morningstar rating (3–5★), distribution rate, S&P correlation, per-broker maintenance requirement.
- Homework: read The Income Factory (Bavaria) Ch.12–13; research 2–3 tickers into the community sheet.
Key Numbers
- 65% (60–65%) bedrock target; example levers 60/40 → 75/25.
- ≥100 underlying loans (diversification floor). ≤30% maintenance requirement (borrowable).
- Std-dev benchmarks: real estate ~5–6%, S&P ~20%; stable fund 1.82% vs volatile 21%.
- JAAA yield ~6.14%; JBBB ~7.6–7.96%; BDCs ~14–15%. PLEX target return 16%.
- Example withdrawal $7,000/mo; cash-flow scenario $20,000/mo.
Call Materials
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