Cash / SRS / Crypto Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends (TradFi Portfolio only) YTD Time weighted return: 2.65%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 17.06%Dividends collected YTD: SGD 1,379.71 Note: I don't provide details or returns metrics on my crypto portfolio publicly. Trading sideways March was a comparatively calm month for crypto. … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ March 2021
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Portfolio @ February 2021
Cash / SRS / Crypto Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends (TradFi Portfolio only) YTD Time weighted return: 2.40%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 17.23%Dividends collected YTD: SGD 1,379.71 Note: I don't provide details or returns metrics on my crypto portfolio publicly. Massive Dump February was highly volatile month for crypto and … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ February 2021
Ethereum Basics for Investors
In a recent interview with DrWealth, I highlighted an issue I had with the term "cryptocurrencies". I feel that by painting all crypto as currencies, there was no way for traditional investors to grasp the idea that crypto could be valued. It has become such a deep-seated idea in traditional investors' minds that they dismiss crypto out of hand without doing more research. I … [Read more...] about Ethereum Basics for Investors
Portfolio @ January 2021
Cash / SRS / Crypto Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends (TradFi Portfolio only) YTD Time weighted return: 4.94%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 17.85%Dividends collected YTD: SGD 191.40 Note: I don't provide details or returns metrics on my crypto portfolio publicly. Amazing Start to 2021 I am kinda speechless with how 2021 started for … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ January 2021
Investing in Crypto – Know the risks
With the seemingly meteoric rise in Bitcoin and Ether prices in the past year, mainstream media and attention is once again trained on the crypto space. In response to this rally, investors have been piling into all sorts of altcoins, hoping to catch this wave. Ripple (XRP) was one of the beneficiaries of this rally, with its price rising by over 250% at its peak in the … [Read more...] about Investing in Crypto – Know the risks
2020 Performance Scorecard
It's the year-end holiday season so its time to round off the year with my annual Performance Scorecard Investments Let's begin with my bread and butter - Investments. Portfolio @ December 2020 Number go up December turned out to be a less dramatic month than previous months, with my portfolio increasing $10,395. This was driven largely by crypto and … [Read more...] about 2020 Performance Scorecard
Portfolio @ Nov 2020
Cash / SRS / Crypto Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends (TradFi Portfolio only) YTD Time weighted return: -9.76%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 17.11%Dividends collected YTD: SGD 6,455.51 Note: I don't provide details or returns metrics on my crypto portfolio publicly. Crypto bulls in charge The last 2 weeks of November (since my last … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ Nov 2020
Portfolio @ Oct Mid Nov 2020
Cash / SRS / Crypto Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends (TradFi Portfolio only) YTD Time weighted return: -11.97%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 16.82%Dividends collected YTD: SGD 6,584.53 Note: I don't provide details or returns metrics on my crypto portfolio publicly. The crypto rollercoaster continues October was another wild month … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ Oct Mid Nov 2020
Portfolio @ Sept 2020
Cash / SRS / Crypto Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends (TradFi Portfolio only) YTD Time weighted return: -9.86%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 17.59%Dividends collected YTD: SGD 5,400.49 Note: I don't provide details or returns metrics on my crypto portfolio publicly. Strong stomach needed September was a pretty wild month for stocks … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ Sept 2020
Portfolio @ August 2020
Cash / SRS / Crypto Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends (TradFi Portfolio only) YTD Time weighted return: -12.22%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 17.44%Dividends collected YTD: SGD 4,354.56 Note: I don't provide details or returns metrics on my crypto portfolio publicly. Boom goes the dynamite Simply put, August was insane. I didnt … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ August 2020
Portfolio @ July 2020
Cash / SRS Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends YTD Time weighted return: -14.87%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 17.07%Dividends collected: SGD 3,338.90Cum-Dividend: AIMS APAC REIT - $0.44Capitaland Retail China Trust - $199.65Ascendas India Trust - $464 Portfolio Review July was a month where I had a bit of an epiphany. It was the month … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ July 2020
A beginner’s journey into Decentralised Finance (DeFi)
Early this year, I shared about how I earned interest on USD stablecoins on BlockFi. Unfortunately, BlockFi subsequently experienced a minor hack in May thanks to "social engineering". While assets and passwords were not stolen, customer personal data was. This event got me thinking and researching about viable alternatives for my stablecoins. This brought me into the land of … [Read more...] about A beginner’s journey into Decentralised Finance (DeFi)
Learn Fundamental Analysis with Investment Quadrant 2020
The surge in investor interest as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic crash has led to rampant speculation in stocks. I've laid my concerns out in a previous post on Hertz as I believe that gambling is not a strategy for sustainable investment returns. Instead, investing should be based on a sound investment process and technique. One of these techniques is sound fundamental … [Read more...] about Learn Fundamental Analysis with Investment Quadrant 2020
Portfolio @ June 2020
Cash / SRS Portfolio Performance Indicators / Dividends YTD Time weighted return: -12.53%XIRR since portfolio inception in 2013: 17.63%Dividends collected: SGD 4,001.84Cum-Dividend: NIL Portfolio Review June was a roller coaster month as retail exuberance in early June gave way to renewed coronavirus and recession worries towards the end of the … [Read more...] about Portfolio @ June 2020
The Great Hertz Gamble
To the layman, the stock market is often viewed as a casino. While I generally disagree with this premise, the market is made up a diverse set of investors, a subset of whom may hold and act on these views. Unfortunately, these tendencies have become more pronounced in recent times. With the increasing democratisation of investing through zero commission brokerages like … [Read more...] about The Great Hertz Gamble